2024 is a short session year, which means that lawmakers will meet for 60 days of the regular legislative session. During the short session, lawmakers have less time to pass bills and negotiate a supplemental budget to modify the operating biennial budget for 2023-2025.
Throughout the 2024 Legislative Session, the Governor, House of Representatives, and Senate will each propose a supplemental budget to modify the operating budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. The operating budget determines the level of funding for all state spending, including many investments and programs that serve communities living on low incomes in Washington state.
After each branch of government introduces a budget proposal, the House Appropriations committee and Senate Ways & Means committee hold hearings on these proposals and ultimately pass a negotiated budget. Throughout the legislative session, Statewide Poverty Action Network will provide an overview of the budget proposals that impact low-income communities: