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HB675 Limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education.

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Limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Capping administrative overhead could direct more education dollars to classrooms and reduce waste of taxpayer money.

6
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Your Community

Transparency in administrative spending helps communities understand where their school tax dollars go.

5
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Your Freedom

Limits local district autonomy over administrative spending but increases transparency.

Status

Reconsider Inexpedient to Legislate (Rep. Weber): Motion Failed DV 170-185 01/08/2026 House Journal 2 P. 29

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Joe Sweeney (R)

The Short Version

Caps school district central office administrative spending and requires expense reporting to the state. Aims to redirect money from administration to classrooms. Had multiple close votes, with the ITL motion narrowly winning 185-170.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Taxpayers
  • ▲ Students who benefit from more classroom spending
  • ▲ Voters seeking school spending transparency

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ School administrators
  • ▼ Districts that need flexibility in administrative spending

Roll Call Detail (3 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Adopt Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

182R + 2D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (184)
10R + 157D + 1I
Voted Against Amendment (168)
29
Absent
14
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (184)

Republicans (182)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (168)

Republicans (10)
Democrats (157)
Independents (1)
Absent (29)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denis Murphy (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

175R + 2D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (177)
18R + 157D + 1I
Voted Against Amendment (176)
29
Absent
13
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (177)

Republicans (175)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (176)

Republicans (18)
Democrats (157)
Independents (1)
Absent (29)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denis Murphy (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

22R + 159D + 1I
Voted to Adopt Amendment (182)
172R + 1D
Voted Against Amendment (173)
28
Absent
12
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (182)

Republicans (22)
Democrats (159)
Independents (1)

Voted Nay (173)

Republicans (172)
Democrats (1)
Absent (28)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

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