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<a href="mailto:loganb@awcnet.org">Logan Bahr</a>, <a href="mailto:brandona@awcnet.org">Brandon Anderson</a> | Apr 05, 2019
The transportation budget (<a target="_blank" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1160&Year=2019&Initiative=false"><strong>HB 1160</strong></a>) passed out of the Senate on Thursday, April 4 with a strong bipartisan vote of 47 yeas, 0 nays, and 2 excused.
The transportation budget (HB 1160) passed out of the Senate on Thursday, April 4 with a strong bipartisan vote of 47 yeas, 0 nays, and 2 excused.
Given that the Senate heavily amended the bill, the budget will head to a conference committee where transportation leaders from the House and Senate will negotiate the final version. However, both versions of the budget spend approximately $10 billion, and contain continued funding for local projects and past transportation packages (such as the Connecting Washington package).
More information about the different versions can be found here.