HB200
Transit Entities, certain; funding and administration.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Delores McQuinn (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Certain transit entities; funding and administration.
Changes the purposes and geographic applicability of the Transit Ridership Incentive Program, removes various other requirements related to the program's administration and use of funds, and specifies a November 1 deadline for the annual report on the program. The bill removes the requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate ... (More) with certain other entities for the purpose of revising the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966 and implementing other reforms necessary to ensure the near-term and long-term viability of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The bill also extends from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028, the sunset on provisions delegating to local building officials the enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code for bus shelters to be constructed for transit agencies receiving state funds from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101495D
- 01/07/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
- 01/22/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB200)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107233D-H1
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB200)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
