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2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Matt Boehnke and 5 co-sponsors

SB 5530 reforms state financial administration and, with an emergency clause, takes effect immediately, affecting budgeting, accounting, and fiscal officers.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Quick facts

Bill number: SB 5530

Title: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

Final status: Enacted — Chapter 632, 2025 Laws.

Effective date: August 7, 2025 (emergency clause).

Key dates: Introduced Jan 13, 2025; passed both chambers June 28, 2025; Governor signed Aug 8, 2025 (chaptering Aug 13, 2025 entry).

Classification: Bill (statutory change to state financial administration).

Purpose and intent

The bill concerns state financial administration and includes an emergency declaration so that its provisions take effect immediately (or on the stated effective date) rather than following the standard effective-date delay. The title indicates the legislation makes changes to how the state manages certain financial authorities, processes, or structures. The emergency clause suggests the sponsors intended those changes to be implemented without delay for operational or budgetary reasons.

Known procedural and timeline details

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 and referred to the President’s desk and Ways and Means.

Assigned to the Subcommittee on Capital Construction Jan 19, 2025; several work sessions and committee actions in June 2025.

Amended (A-Eng.) and recommended “Do pass with amendments” June 28, 2025.

Passed both chambers June 28, 2025 (special order/readings, signatures by chamber leaders).

Signed by the Governor; chaptered as Chapter 632, 2025 Laws. Effective date set as Aug 7, 2025 per the emergency declaration.

Likely scope and impacts (based on title)

Because the bill text is not provided here, the specific statutory changes cannot be enumerated. Bills titled “relating to state financial administration” commonly include one or more of the following:
- Revisions to state budgeting, accounting, or financial reporting procedures.
- Changes to the authority or procedures of the Office of Financial Management, State Treasurer, or agency fiscal officers.
- Authorizations for transfers, fund reclassifications, or updated internal controls.
- Capital construction finance or debt-management provisions.

Impacted parties typically include: state executive agencies, the legislature (budget and oversight committees), state fiscal officers, and potentially local governments or recipients of state funds if the bill adjusts grant or allocation mechanisms.

Where to find the full text and related documents

For exact provisions, affected statutes, and legislative analyses (fiscal notes, committee reports, and the enacted chapter), consult:
- The final enacted bill text in Chapter 632, Laws of 2025.
- The Washington State Legislature website (bill history, amendments, and enrolled bill).
- Committee reports and the fiscal note attached to SB 5530 for cost and implementation details.

If you’d like, I can retrieve and summarize the specific statutory changes contained in Chapter 632 (SB 5530) once the final bill text is provided or located online.

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