SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6387

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, March 6, 2002

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making 2001‑03 supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senator Brown; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  1/30/02, 3/4/02, 3/6/02 [DPS, DNP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6387 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Fraser, Kline, Kohl‑Welles, Poulsen, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel and Thibaudeau.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.

Signed by Senators Hewitt, Honeyford and Rossi.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  The operating expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus operations budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years.  In even-numbered years, a supplemental budget is adopted, making various modifications to agency appropriations.

State operating expenses are paid from the state General Fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.

Summary of Substitute Bill:  Appropriations from various agencies are modified.  For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.

Appropriation:  See above.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.