Transfer lines into and out of the general fund

What this dataset measures

The pamphlet statement gives no source or method. The operating budget's 'State Treasurer: Transfers' section is where the Legislature directs money from other accounts into the general fund, so counting its lines is the most direct test. Two independent counts were made; this dataset holds the second, which agreed with the first within one or two lines per biennium.

Geography

Washington, United States

Unit of observation

One transfer line in a final enacted operating-budget transfer section

Update cadence

One-time compilation; may be updated after the 2027 session

Curator

FactHub Research Team

Curated data tables

Transfer lines into and out of the general fund

One row per transfer line in the final transfer section for each biennium.

Unit of observation: Transfer line

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biennium	sessionLaw	section	sourceAccount	fy1Thousands $ thousands	fy2Thousands $ thousands	totalThousands $ thousands	direction	category	quote	note
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Dedicated Marijuana Account	152000	212000	364000	toGF	routine	Dedicated Marijuana Account: For transfer to the state general fund, the lesser of the amount determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.540 or this amount for fiscal year 2020, $152,000,000 and this amount for fiscal year 2021, $212,000,000	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Tobacco Settlement Account	90000	0	90000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2020	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Tobacco Settlement Account	0	90000	90000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	1500	1500	3000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the statewide tourism marketing account, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	1937	0	1937	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the streamlined sales and use tax account, for fiscal year 2020	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	State Treasurer's Service Account	8000	8000	16000	toGF	dedicated	State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	0	59540	59540	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the disaster response account for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	2000	2000	4000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the fair fund under RCW 15.76.115, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Energy Freedom Account	1000	0	1000	toGF	dedicated	Energy Freedom Account: For transfer to the general fund, $1,000,000 or as much thereof that represents the balance in the account for fiscal year 2020	sweep of remaining balance
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Financial Services Regulation Account	3500	3500	7000	toGF	dedicated	Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	4	0	4	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the sea cucumber dive fishery account, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount to correct the cash deficit for fiscal year 2020	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	1	0	1	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the sea urchin diver fishery account, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount to correct the cash deficit for fiscal year 2020	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	0	4500	4500	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the home security fund, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Child Care Facility Revolving Account	0	1500	1500	toGF	dedicated	Child Care Facility Revolving Account: For transfer to the general fund, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	0	1000	1000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the economic development strategic reserve account, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	1500	0	1500	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the community preservation and development authority account, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2020	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	0	1000000	1000000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the Washington rescue plan transition account created in section 1902 of this act, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	General Fund	0	45000	45000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the workforce education investment account, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2021	—
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	School Employees' Insurance Account	0	24060	24060	toGF	dedicated	School Employees' Insurance Account: For transfer to the state general fund as repayment of the loan pursuant to section 704, chapter 299, Laws of 2018 (operating budget—supplemental), $24,060,000 for fiscal year 2021	loan repayment to GF
2019-21	2021 c 334 (ESSB 5092)	sec. 1802	Budget Stabilization Account	0	1820374	1820374	toGF	bsa	Budget Stabilization Account: For transfer to the state general fund for fiscal year 2021	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Dedicated Cannabis Account	202000	200000	402000	toGF	routine	Dedicated Cannabis Account: For transfer to the state general fund, the lesser of the amount determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.540 or this amount for fiscal year 2022, $202,000,000 and this amount for fiscal year 2023, $200,000,000	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Tobacco Settlement Account	90000	0	90000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2022	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Tobacco Settlement Account	0	90000	90000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	State Treasurer's Service Account	5000	5000	10000	toGF	dedicated	State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	2750	2750	5500	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the fair fund under RCW 15.76.115, $2,750,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $2,750,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Financial Services Regulation Account	3500	3500	7000	toGF	dedicated	Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	4500	4500	9000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the home security fund, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Gambling Revolving Account	3000	3500	6500	toGF	dedicated	Gambling Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund as repayment of the loan pursuant to chapter 127, Laws of 2020 (sports wagering/compacts), $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and the lesser of the remaining amount determined by the treasurer for full repayment of the $6,000,000 transferred from the general fund in the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium with any related interest, or this amou	loan repayment to GF
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	School Employees' Insurance Account	15615	0	15615	toGF	dedicated	School Employees' Insurance Account: For transfer to the general fund as repayment of the remainder of the loans for start costs for the school employees benefit program, $15,615,000 for fiscal year 2022	loan repayment to GF
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	6750	5400	12150	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the manufacturing and warehousing jobs centers account $6,750,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $5,400,000 for fiscal year 2023 pursuant to Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1521 (warehousing & manufacturing jobs).	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	10000	0	10000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the Washington housing trust fund, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	6000	0	6000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the forest resiliency account trust fund, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2022	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Mitigation Account	3186	0	3186	toGF	dedicated	Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Mitigation Account: For transfer to the general fund, $3,186,000 or as much thereof that represents the balance in the account for fiscal year 2022	sweep of remaining balance
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	761	0	761	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the municipal criminal justice assistance account for fiscal year 2022	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	12475	74632	87107	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account, solely for the implementation of chapter 298, Laws of 2021 (2SHB 1168) (long-term forest health), $12,475,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $74,632,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	4500	4500	9000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the state drought preparedness and response account, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	0	1100000	1100000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the Washington rescue plan transition account, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	0	85818	85818	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the disaster response account, $85,818,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2021-23	2023 c 475 (ESSB 5187)	sec. 1804	General Fund	0	9700	9700	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the judicial information systems account, $9,700,000 for fiscal year 2023	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Dedicated Cannabis Account	155000	155000	310000	toGF	routine	Dedicated Cannabis Account: For transfer to the state general fund, the lesser of the amount determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.540 or this amount for fiscal year 2024, $155,000,000 and this amount for fiscal year 2025, $155,000,000	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Tobacco Settlement Account	92000	0	92000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Tobacco Settlement Account	0	375000	375000	toGF	routine	Tobacco Settlement Account: For transfer to the state general fund, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the annual base payment to the tobacco settlement account for fiscal year 2025 and additional payments for fiscal year 2025 resulting from the diligent enforcement settlement	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	State Treasurer's Service Account	15000	15000	30000	toGF	dedicated	State Treasurer's Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. It is the intent of the legislature to continue this policy in the subsequent fiscal biennium.	recurring sweep (legislative intent to continue)
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	3500	3500	7000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the fair fund under RCW 15.76.115, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Financial Services Regulation Account	3500	3500	7000	toGF	dedicated	Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2025. It is the intent of the legislature to continue this policy in the subsequent fiscal biennium.	recurring sweep (legislative intent to continue)
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	52224	56725	108949	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account, solely for the implementation of chapter 298, Laws of 2021 (2SHB 1168) (long-term forest health), $52,224,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $56,725,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Washington Rescue Plan Transition Account	1302000	798000	2100000	toGF	dedicated	Washington Rescue Plan Transition Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,302,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $798,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	GF-funded reserve account (money GF put in during 2021-23)
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Business License Account	0	7400	7400	toGF	dedicated	Business License Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	4320	3460	7780	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the manufacturing and warehousing job centers account pursuant to RCW 82.14.545 for distribution in section 801 of this act, $4,320,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $3,460,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account	66000	0	66000	toGF	dedicated	Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account: For transfer to the state general fund as full repayment of the long-term services program start-up costs and interest, in an amount not to exceed the actual amount of the total remaining principal and interest of the loan, for fiscal year 2024	loan repayment to GF
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	4000	0	4000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the forest resiliency account trust fund, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	3000	0	3000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the salmon recovery account, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Washington Student Loan Account	40000	10000	50000	toGF	dedicated	Washington Student Loan Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Model Toxics Control Operating Account	0	50000	50000	toGF	dedicated	Model Toxics Control Operating Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	44500	4500	49000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the home security fund, $44,500,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	2000	0	2000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the state drought preparedness account, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	12500	57000	69500	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the disaster response account, $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	3000	55	3055	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the death investigations account, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $55,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	0	1900	1900	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the local government archives account, $1,900,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Joint Legislative Systems Committee Subaccount of the Savings Incentive Account	819	0	819	toGF	dedicated	Joint Legislative Systems Committee Subaccount of the Savings Incentive Account: For transfer to the general fund, $819,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	14000	0	14000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the motor vehicle account—state, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	General Fund	10000	0	10000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the stadium world cup capital account, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Military Department Active State Service Account	0	149	149	toGF	dedicated	Military Department Active State Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $149,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Military Department Capital Account	0	350	350	toGF	dedicated	Military Department Capital Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $350,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Military Department Rent and Lease Account	0	1000	1000	toGF	dedicated	Military Department Rent and Lease Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account	0	4121	4121	toGF	dedicated	Industrial Insurance Premium Refund Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $4,121,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account	0	800	800	toGF	dedicated	Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $800,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Secretary of State's Revolving Account	0	15000	15000	toGF	dedicated	Secretary of State's Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Electric Vehicle Incentive Account	0	67697	67697	toGF	dedicated	Electric Vehicle Incentive Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $67,697,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Port District Equity Fund	0	1000	1000	toGF	dedicated	Port District Equity Fund: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2023-25	2025 c 424 (ESSB 5167)	sec. 1804	Public Service Revolving Account	0	250	250	toGF	dedicated	Public Service Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $250,000 for fiscal year 2025	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Administrative Hearings Revolving Account	6000	0	6000	toGF	dedicated	Administrative Hearings Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Apple Health and Homes Account	7500	7500	15000	toGF	dedicated	Apple Health and Homes Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Business and Professions Account	5000	0	5000	toGF	dedicated	Business and Professions Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Certified Public Accountants' Account	1060	575	1635	toGF	dedicated	Certified Public Accountants' Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,060,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $575,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Construction Registration Inspection Account	2000	0	2000	toGF	dedicated	Construction Registration Inspection Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Dedicated Cannabis Account	135000	135000	270000	toGF	routine	Dedicated Cannabis Account: For transfer to the state general fund, the lesser of the amount determined pursuant to RCW 69.50.540 or this amount for fiscal year 2026, $135,000,000 and this amount for fiscal year 2027, $135,000,000	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account	3052	3000	6052	toGF	dedicated	Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $3,052,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account	142	17000	17142	toGF	dedicated	Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $142,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Electrical License Account	6000	0	6000	toGF	dedicated	Electrical License Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Enterprise Services Account	35000	0	35000	toGF	dedicated	Enterprise Services Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Financial Services Regulation Account	6880	8300	15180	toGF	dedicated	Financial Services Regulation Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $6,880,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $8,300,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Gambling Revolving Account	2200	0	2200	toGF	dedicated	Gambling Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	2050	2050	4100	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the death investigations account, $2,050,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $2,050,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	0	112378	112378	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the disaster response account, $112,378,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	2250	2250	4500	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the fair fund under RCW 15.76.115, $2,250,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $2,250,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	1850	1850	3700	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the flood control assistance account under RCW 86.26.007, $1,850,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $1,850,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	20227	49868	70095	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the home security fund, $20,227,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $49,868,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	2770	0	2770	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the manufacturing and warehousing job centers account pursuant to RCW 82.14.545 for distribution in section 801 of this act, $2,770,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	General Fund	20000	0	20000	fromGF	—	General Fund: For transfer to the wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account, solely for the implementation of chapter 298, Laws of 2021 (2SHB 1168) (long-term forest health), $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Higher Education Personnel Services Account	98	0	98	toGF	dedicated	Higher Education Personnel Services Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $98,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Medical Student Loan Account	1751	0	1751	toGF	dedicated	Medical Student Loan Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,751,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Model Toxics Control Capital Account	60000	0	60000	toGF	dedicated	Model Toxics Control Capital Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Model Toxics Control Operating Account	10000	0	10000	toGF	dedicated	Model Toxics Control Operating Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Municipal Revolving Account	5000	0	5000	toGF	dedicated	Municipal Revolving Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	OFM Central Services Account	1000	1000	2000	toGF	dedicated	OFM Central Services Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Performance Audits of Government Account	2536	2800	5336	toGF	dedicated	Performance Audits of Government Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $2,536,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $2,800,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Personnel Service Account	3827	5000	8827	toGF	dedicated	Personnel Service Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $3,827,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2027	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Pipeline Safety Account	1000	0	1000	toGF	dedicated	Pipeline Safety Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026	—
2025-27	2026 c 268 (ESSB 5998)	sec. 802	Pressure Systems Safety Account	260	0	260	toGF	dedicated	Pressure Systems Safety Account: For transfer to the state general fund, $260,000 for fiscal year 2026	—

11 field definitions

Field	Type	Meaning	Units	Value type
biennium	string	Biennium of the transfer list.	—	observed
sessionLaw	string	Session law that enacted the final list.	—	observed
section	string	Section number of the transfer list.	—	observed
sourceAccount	string	Account the money moves from (for toGF) or the receiving account (for fromGF), as printed.	—	observed
fy1Thousands	number	Amount for the first fiscal year.	$ thousands	observed
fy2Thousands	number	Amount for the second fiscal year.	$ thousands	observed
totalThousands	number	Printed total for the line.	$ thousands	observed
direction	string	toGF (into the state general fund) or fromGF (out of it).	—	derived
category	string	routine (cannabis, tobacco settlement), bsa (Budget Stabilization Account) or dedicated (all other accounts); empty for fromGF.	—	derived
quote	string	Verbatim entry text, struck text removed.	—	observed
note	string	Flags: vetoed, loan repayment to GF, GF-funded reserve, balance or recurring sweep.	—	derived

Supporting files

Source snapshots, manifests, quality reports, documentation, and other materials used to produce or review this release.

• wa_fund_transfers_method.md Documentation · text/markdown · 10.1 KB (10,328 bytes)

  How the count was done: sources, markup handling, definitions, cross-checks and the pamphlet examples.

• build_transfer_counts.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 3.7 KB (3,791 bytes)

  Computes the counts table and saved-analysis results from the transfers CSV.

• totext.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 1.1 KB (1,112 bytes)

  Converts session-law HTML to text, dropping struck (line-through) text.

• parse.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 1.8 KB (1,883 bytes)

  Extracts the transfer entries from each final transfer section.

• csv.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 4.1 KB (4,160 bytes)

  Classifies entries and writes the transfers CSV.

Sources

1. Washington State Legislature 2021-23 operating budget (2021 c 334): sec. 1802 is the final 2019-21 transfer list.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

2. Washington State Legislature 2023-25 operating budget (2023 c 475): sec. 1804 is the final 2021-23 transfer list.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

3. Washington State Legislature 2025-27 operating budget (2025 c 424): sec. 1804 is the final 2023-25 transfer list.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

4. Washington State Legislature 2026 supplemental operating budget (2026 c 268, partially vetoed): sec. 802 is the final 2025-27 transfer list.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

5. Washington State Legislature 2022 supplemental (2022 c 297): interim 2021-23 transfer list, used for comparison only.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

6. Washington State Legislature 2024 supplemental (2024 c 376): interim 2023-25 transfer list, used for comparison only.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature; amendatory sections show struck and inserted text.

7. Washington State Legislature fiscal committees and LEAP 2026 Legislative Budget Notes, pp. O-4/O-5 'Fund Transfers In Budget Bill': cross-check of the 2026 changes ($1,267.7M subtotal), and p. O-2 on the $394.6M capital gains distribution change.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Government. Prepared by nonpartisan legislative fiscal staff from the enacted budget.

8. Washington Research Council Cross-check of 2025-27 transfer totals: net transfers into the general fund of $2.292 billion, including $279.6 million from 44 accounts.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Copyrighted web page. Linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Advocacy group. Business-funded nonpartisan research group that has criticized reliance on fund transfers; it counts transfers into all NGF-O accounts, not only the general fund.

9. Washington Secretary of State (Voters' Pamphlet) I-645 Voters' Pamphlet pages: the Argument For, written by Sen. Chris Gildon and others, with the '80 times' and capital gains statements.

   Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

   Reliability: Party to the dispute. Has a stake in this finding. Campaign arguments are written by each side's committee and printed unedited by the Secretary of State.

10. Washington State Senate Final bill report on ESSB 5752 (2025): delays of the ECEAP entitlement and Working Connections Child Care eligibility expansions, and repeal of two eligibility expansions.

    Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

    Reliability: Government. Nonpartisan Senate committee staff summary of the enacted bill.

11. Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families DCYF summary of 2025-27 budget impacts on early learning: delays, eliminated Early ECEAP, fewer ECEAP slots.

    Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

    Reliability: Government. The agency that runs the programs, describing the enacted budget's effect on them.

12. Washington State Legislature Capital gains tax law (2021 c 196), sec. 1 intent: invest in K-12 education and early learning and child care by dedicating revenue to the Education Legacy Trust Account and the Common School Construction Account.

    Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

    Reliability: Government. Official session law text published by the Washington State Legislature.

13. Washington State Legislature RCW 83.100.230: permitted uses of the Education Legacy Trust Account, including the common schools, higher education, and early learning and child care programs.

    Retrieved October 21, 2026. Washington State government publication. Public document; linked, not redistributed.

    Reliability: Government. Current statute text from the Revised Code of Washington.

Limitations and reproducibility

Reproducible from public sources: The session-law HTML files are public. The included Node.js scripts convert them to text while dropping struck (line-through) text, parse each transfer entry, and write the CSV; build_transfer_counts.js computes every count in the saved analyses from the CSV.

• Only the operating-budget transfer sections are covered. Transfers in transportation and capital budgets, stand-alone bills, and fund swaps that move a program's cost from the general fund onto a dedicated account are not included.
• A 'line' is one entry as printed; the Tobacco Settlement Account is printed once per fiscal year, so it counts twice in a biennium.
• Several amounts are caps ('not to exceed', 'the lesser of'); the printed amount is used.
• Category labels are judgment calls: 'routine' covers the Dedicated Cannabis Account and Tobacco Settlement Account flows; some 'dedicated' lines are repayments of general-fund loans or the return of a reserve the general fund had funded, flagged in the note column.
• Transfers into other NGF-O accounts (such as the Education Legacy Trust Account) are not counted as transfers into the general fund.
• The vetoed 2026 Air Operating Permit Account transfer ($2.0M) is listed with a note and excluded from every count.