Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2201Funding SF 2201
Sets 2% school funding growth and caps transportation equity aid Sets school funding growth at 2% for 2026-27 and caps transportation equity aid at $1 million per district. Adds $7 million for a one-time education support staff pay supplement and changes how enrollment is counted and how some state aid is paid.
Official title A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2026, modifying provisions relating to property tax replacement payments, transportation equity aid funding, funding for school district budget adjustments, and school district enrollment, establishing an education support personnel salary supplement, making appropriations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3100.) Effective date: 02/26/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, May 22: Fiscal note.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 23 · 27–20, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): No Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): No Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): No Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): No Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Absent Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 17 no Republicans → 27 yes, 3 no, 3 not voting House: Shall amendment H–8010, to the committee amendment H–8004, be adopted? Feb 19 · 30–63, 7 not voting · Failed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): No Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): No Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): No Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): No Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): No Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): No Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): No Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): No Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): No Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): No Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): No Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): No Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): No Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): No Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): No Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): No Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): No Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): No Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): No Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): No Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): No Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): No Rep. David Young (R, District 28): No Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): No Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): No Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): No Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): No Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): No Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): No Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): No Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): No Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): No Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): No Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): No Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): No Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): No Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): No Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): No Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): No Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): No Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): No Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): No Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): No Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): No Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): No Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): No Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): No Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): No Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): No Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): No Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): No Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): No Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): No Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): No Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): No Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): No Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): No Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): No Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): No Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): No Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Absent Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Absent Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats30 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 0 yes, 63 no, 4 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Feb 19 · 58–35, 7 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): No Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): No Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): No Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): No Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): No Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): No Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): No Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): No Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): No Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): No Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): No Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): No Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Absent Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Absent Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 30 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 58 yes, 5 no, 4 not voting House: House Committee On Appropriations Report Feb 16 · 15–8, 2 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): No Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 7 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 15 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 10 · 28–20, 2 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): No Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): No Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): No Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): No Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 17 no Republicans → 28 yes, 3 no, 2 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 5 · 10–5, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 5 no Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting On these agendas Appropriations Committee Feb 16 r, Wilburn HF 2353 – Wood, Cooling, Mommsen HF 2389 – Sorensen, Collins, Zabner SF 2201 – Gehlbach, Matson, Stone Consideration of Bills, if ready: SF 2201 - Gehlbach
Appropriations Subcommittee Feb 16 Discussion of SF 2201 Discussion of SF 2201
History Fiscal note. House · May 22 Signed by Governor. S.J. 420. Senate · Feb 26 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 420. Senate · Feb 26 Message from Senate. H.J. 379. House · Feb 23 Immediate message. S.J. 346. Senate · Feb 23 Passed Senate, yeas 27, nays 20. S.J. 346. Senate · Feb 23 Senate concurred with S-5018. S.J. 345. Senate · Feb 23 Fiscal note. Senate · Feb 23 Amendment S-5018 filed. S.J. 343. Senate · Feb 23 Message from House. S.J. 343. Senate · Feb 23 Immediate message. H.J. 355. House · Feb 19 Explanation of vote. H.J. 395. House · Feb 19 Passed House, yeas 58, nays 35. H.J. 354. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8004 adopted, as amended. H.J. 353. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8008 ruled out of order. H.J. 353. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8012 to committee amendment H-8004 filed, adopted. H.J. 353. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8010 to committee amendment H-8004, yeas 30, nays 63, lost. H.J. 352. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8010 filed. H.J. 352. House · Feb 19 Amendment H-8008 filed. H.J. 342. House · Feb 18 Committee amendment H-8004 filed. H.J. 315. House · Feb 16 Placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 312. House · Feb 16 Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 8. Excused, 2. H.J. 312. House · Feb 16 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 312. House · Feb 16 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Feb 16 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 11:30AM RM 103. House · Feb 12 Fiscal note. House · Feb 12 Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Matson and Stone. H.J. 262. House · Feb 11 Read first time, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 260. House · Feb 11 Message from Senate. H.J. 255. House · Feb 11 Immediate message. S.J. 231. Senate · Feb 10 Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 20. S.J. 231. Senate · Feb 10 Amendment S-5007 filed, adopted. S.J. 230. Senate · Feb 10 Fiscal note. Senate · Feb 9 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 216. Senate · Feb 5 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 207. Senate · Feb 5