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Conference CommitteeGovernor Inslee 2025-2027 Operating BudgetSenate Operating BudgetHouse 2025-2027 Operating Budget
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LEAD PRIORITIES
Commerce- Housing Budget Section 129
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Backfill Homeless Services from state budget to prevent cuts statewide
$253m 		$111m GFS + $117.604m GFS for local government backfill
Section 130 (14)
Section 130 (17) is proviso language with directions to Commerce on backfill		$198.525 million + $52.293 million for PSH OMS ($250.818m)$111m (GFS) + $77.728m (GFS) for local government backfill

$111m (GFS) + $117.604 (GFS) for local government backfill

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Encampment resolution and services to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness$90.1m GFS$90.1m (GFS) for direct services to people living in encampments (note that language is not restricted to state owned right of ways)$90.1m (GFS) for direct services to people living in encampments (note that language is not restricted to state owned right of ways)
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Right to Counsel
Ask was for $8.8 m: $3.9 million in state fiscal year 2026 and $4.9 million in state fiscal year 2027 over the baseline		$36.51m GFS
Section 116 (3)
Not fully funded for '27, will need to ask for a supplemental appropriation next session, $3m short. Decision packages for the supplemental budget need to be in by the end of September. 		$36.51m (GFS)
$4.3m more needed to meet the need		$38.071m (GFS)
*House budget document notes a $6m increase
$2.8m more is needed to meet the need
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Progressive revenue$6.1b (this biennium)$5.2b (this biennium)
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Operations, Maintenance and Services (OMS)$62m
$25m GFS and $37m AHFA
Section 130 (4)
Includes language requiring Commerce to create a forecasting model for OMS needs for PSH 		$62m
Section 129 (4)
For PSH and other HTF projects. $25m is GFS		$62m ($25m GFS, $37m from AHFA account)$62m ($25m GFS, $37m from AHFA account)
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Housing & Essential Needs$137.m GFS

*This an increase of $7m over the baseline funding, but the budget language rolls in the option to provide HEN for folks in the FCS program which was previously a separate budget line.

$130.62
Section 129 (8)
Continues the permanent increase enacted in the 2023-2025 biennial budget. No additional funding for SSI pilot, language allows Commerce to use some of this appropriation to continue it. 		$130.62m + $6.48 (GFS) to maintain benefits for people on FCS to transition off of HEN

*Funding is provided to the HCA to eliminate the mid-certification review process for ABD and HEN
$137.1m (GFS)
*This an increase of $7m over the baseline funding, but the budget language rolls in the option to provide HEN for folks in the FCS program which was previously a separate budget line.


*Funding is provided to the HCA to eliminate the mid-certification review process for ABD and HEN
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Aged, Blind and DisabledElimination of ABD recoveries are pushed out to begin in 2028 instead of fall 2025. -$118m for the upcoming biennium. Elimination of ABD recoveries are pushed out to begin in 2028 instead of fall 2025. -$118m for the upcoming biennium.
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Apple Health and Homes Fund transfer out of Apple Health and Homes of $15m
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HB 1217$200k GFS$200k
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SUPPORT PRIORITIES AND OTHER FUNDING
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Pre-eviction prevention civil legal aid$5.158m GFS
Section 116 (2) 		$5.356m (GFS)
Includes a vender rate adjustment		$5.158m (GFS)
Baseline, not a cut but doesn't include the vender rate adjustment the OCLA asked for.
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Covenant Homeownership Account$200m CHA$200m (CHA)$200m (CHA)
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Foreclosure Prevention$1.214m GFS
Section 130 (12)		$5.454m (Section 129 (15))
Inslee's summary documents states $4.239m		$5.454m (GFS) + funding for mediation is also assumed from Senator Orwall's bill $14m$1.214m (GFS)
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Maintain Landlord Mitigation Program$5.766m GFS
Section 721		$6.816m$5.766m (GFS) $8.336m FY 26 (GFS)
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Washington Youth & Families Fund$4m ($2m GFS, $2m from the Washington Housing Trust Account)$4m $3m (GFS)$4m (from existing resources)
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Homeless Student Stability Program $4m$4m ($2m from GFS), but $1.2m cut in the OSPI section of the budget for this program $4m ($2m from GFS)
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Housing Assistance (including long-term rental subsidies)$22.504m GFS
(Section 130 (3))		$23.688 GFS (Section 129 (3))
For long-term rental subsidies, permanent supportive housing, low and no-barrier shelter for unhoused individuals. 		$23.688 (GFS)$22.504m (GFS)
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Anchor Community Initiative $7.6m GFS$7.6m (GFS)
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Services and housing for homeless youth and young adults$7m HSF$7m and $8m$7m (HSF)$7m (HSF)
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Tacoma based youth and young adult services & housing$3.825m GFS$4.25m$4.25m (GFS)$3.826m (GFS)
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Housing New Arrivals (DSHS)
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Permanent Supportive Housing for families$6.5m ($2m GFS, $4.5m HSF)$6.5m ($2m GFS, $4.5m HSF)$6.5m ($2m GFS, $4.5m HSF) Note: $4.5 is for PSH CHF and $1 for Diversion - that leaves Commerce with $1m for the CHG Grant.
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Streamlined Local Project Permit Reviews$1.5m
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Homeless Health Care Services Study$250k
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Hope and Home Housing$1.7m
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Seattle Chinatown/International District affordable housing or services$500k$500k0
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Mobile Home Community Sales Program$458k GFS$458k$458k0
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Transitional housing for homeless youth$2.014m GFS "for the department to administer" a transitional housing program for nondependent homeless youth. $2.014m GFS "for the department to administer" a transitional housing program for nondependent homeless youth. $2.014 (GFS)$2.014 (GFS)
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ID card assistance$160k GFS$160k (GFS)$160k (GFS)
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Office of homeless youth & young adults flexible funding$4m GFS$5m GFS$1m (GFS)$4m (GFS)
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Behavioral Health Services for Youth in Crisis$2.8m GFS$2.8m (GFS)$2.8m (GFS)
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Office of homeless youth & young adults funding to support a continuum of interventions$8m (GFS)
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Report on health care needs of people in shelter$500k0
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Homeless Youth Prevention Workgroup$400k (GFS)0
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Licensed Youth Shelters$2.8m GFS
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SB 5298$162k GFS
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SB 5578$66k GFS
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Tacoma shelter$400k GFS
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South KC nonprofit family homelessness center$150k GFS
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KC based direct rental assistance study $200k GFS
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Study on senior independent living facilities $80k GFS
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Healthcare services for homeless youth$1m GFS
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