SB 6132: Authorizing a narrow modification to indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure continued eligibility for federal funding for rail, power, and other critical public infrastructure improvements.
Signed into law: Chapter 121, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Warnick
- Introduced
- January 14, 2026
- Status
- C 121 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 20, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows a port district that has established a tax increment financing area and which meets specified requirements to contract additional indebtedness, borrow money, and issue general obligation bonds up to 0.25 percent of the value of the taxable property in the port district without voter approval.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 202695 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202649 yea · 0 nay
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