K-12 public school finance-2.
What it does: This act implements the 2025 cost-of-education study, as modified by the Legislature, and codifies the education resource block grant model that allocates funding for all K-12 public schools. The act requires school districts to expend funds generated for teaching personnel only on instructional purposes and authorizes districts to establish an instructional reserve account to transfer unexpended and unencumbered instructional funds. The act modifies statutes governing cash reserves and expenditure restrictions for funds distributed through the school foundation program. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: SF0081H3003: Amendment failed 13-46-3-0-0
A yes vote approved an amendment replacing the bill's regional cost adjustment with the greater of a hedonic wage index or a cost-of-living index, and raising the appropriation to $289,165,955. (AI-written)
The tally
Yes 13 · No 46 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Republicans | 8 | 46 | 2 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 8 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Andrew ByronR22Yes
- Bob DavisR47Yes
- Bob NicholasR7Yes
- Elissa CampbellR56Yes
- Lloyd LarsenR54Yes
- Marilyn ConnollyR40Yes
- McKay EricksonR21Yes
- Pam ThayerR15Yes
The full roll (62)
Yes 13
No 46
- Abby AngelosR3
- Ann LucasR43
- Art WashutR36
- Bill AllemandR58
- Bob WharffR49
- Chip NeimanR1
- Chris KnappR53
- Clarence StyvarR12
- Cody WylieR39
- Daniel SinghR61
- Darin McCannR48
- Gary BrownR41
- J.D. WilliamsR2
- J.R. RigginsR59
- J.T. LarsonR17
- Jacob WasserburgerR11
- Jayme LienR38
- Jeremy HaroldsonR4
- Joe WebbR19
- Joel GuggenmosR55
- John BearR31
- John WinterR28
- Julie JarvisR57
- Justin FornstromR10
- Ken CloustonR32
- Ken PendergraftR29
- Kevin CampbellR62
- Landon BrownR9
- Laurie BrattenR51
- Lee FilerR44
- Marlene BradyR60
- Martha LawleyR27
- Mike SchmidR20
- Nina WebberR24
- Ocean AndrewR46
- Paul HoeftR25
- Pepper OttmanR34
- Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR50
- Reuben TarverR52
- Rob GeringerR42
- Scott HeinerR18
- Scott SmithR5
- Steve HarshmanR37
- Steve JohnsonR8
- Tomi StrockR6
- Tony LockeR35
Not voting 3
- Dalton BanksR26
- Ivan PoseyD33
- Tom KellyR30
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.