HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 1816
As Reported by House Committee On:
Appropriations
Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.
Brief Description: Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Sponsors: Representatives Ormsby, Gregerson, Macri and Bergquist; by request of Office of Financial Management.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Appropriations: 1/10/22, 2/21/22, 2/23/22 [DPS].
Brief Summary of Substitute Bill
  • Makes supplemental changes to operating budget appropriations for the 2021-23 biennium.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.Signed by 19 members:Representatives Ormsby, Chair; Bergquist, Vice Chair; Gregerson, Vice Chair; Macri, Vice Chair; Chopp, Cody, Dolan, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Hansen, Johnson, J., Lekanoff, Pollet, Ryu, Senn, Springer, Stonier, Sullivan and Tharinger.
Minority Report: Do not pass.Signed by 14 members:Representatives Stokesbary, Ranking Minority Member; Chambers, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Corry, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; MacEwen, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Boehnke, Caldier, Chandler, Dye, Harris, Hoff, Jacobsen, Rude, Schmick and Steele.
Staff: Charlie Gavigan (786-7340)
Background:

The state government operates on a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  A two-year biennial operating budget is adopted every odd-numbered year.  Supplemental budgets frequently are enacted in each of the following two years after adoption of the biennial budget.  Appropriations are made in the biennial and supplemental budgets for the operation of state government and its various agencies and institutions, including higher education, as well as allocations for the funding of K-12 public schools.

The 2021-23 biennial operating budget appropriates $59.0 billion from the Near General Fund-Outlook accounts (General Fund-State and the Education Legacy Trust Account, the Opportunity Pathways Account, and the Workforce Education Investment Account).  The total budgeted amount, which includes state, federal, and other funds, is $121.6 billion.
Summary of Substitute Bill:

Near General Fund-Outlook (NGF-O) enacted appropriations for the 2021-23 biennium are increased by a net of $6.3 billion; the enacted total budget for the 2021-23 biennium is increased by a net of $9.3 billion.  The larger net NGF-O increases are in Special Appropriations to the Governor for a variety of items ($4.3 billion), the Health Care Authority ($307 million), the Department of Commerce ($518 million), the Department of Social and Health Services ($399 million), the Department of Health ($366 million), and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families ($189 million).  The larger net total budgeted increases, excluding Special Appropriations to the Governor since those are nearly all NGF-O, are in the Health Care Authority ($1.3 billion), the Department of Social and Health Services ($1.3 billion), and the Department of Commerce ($1.1 billion).


Other changes to the original 2021-23 Biennial Operating Budget are also made.
Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The substitute bill increases NGF-O appropriations by $3.2 billion, increases total budgeted funds by $3.3 billion, and makes other changes.  See http://fiscal.wa.gov/default.aspx for additional information.
Appropriation: The bill contains multiple appropriations. Please refer to the bill and supporting documents.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

Please refer to the January 10, 2022, and the February 21, 2022, recordings of the public hearings on the bill.
Persons Testifying: Hearing date January 10, 2022, for the original bill.
(In support of the original bill)  Laurie Lippold, Partners for Our Children; Jill May and Carla Arnold, Washington Association for Children and Families; Thomas Gergen; Darya Farivar, Disability Rights Washington; Jim Theofelis; Liz Trautman, The Mockingbird Society and Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy; Hayley Bridwell, Samuel Martin and KC Chiu, The Mockingbird Society; Michele Thomas, Rachael Myers, Teresa Clark and Caroline Lopez, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Karina Wiggins, Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy and Friends of Youth; Becca Kenna-Schenk, Western Washington University; Julie Patiño; Megan Veith, Building Changes; Demas Nesterenko, Service Employees International Union 775; Shelly Hughes; Alyssa Evans; T.J. Kelly, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Chase Buffington; Roberta McFarland, Highline Schools-Camp Waskowitz; Susan Enfield, Highline Public Schools; Andrew Dugan, Skagit Legal Aid; Cherie Berthon, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Christine Johnson, Community Colleges of Spokane; Erica Hallock, Family Impact Network; Shrounda Selivanoff and Nick Fleet, Children's Home Society; Carla Feltz, Vancouver Public Schools; Allie Johnson, Perinatal Support Washington; Joe Dacca, University of Washington; Maud Daudon, Career Connect Washington; Dawn Rains, Treehouse; Ron Lehto, Community Integrated Health Services; Rick Deluga, Downtown Emergency Service Center; Jan Tokumoto, Frontier Behavioral Health; Brad Banks, Home Care Coalition; Melanie Smith, National Alliance on Mental Illness Washington; Carol Johns and Nancy Heley, Public Employees' Retirement System 1 Retired Public Employees Council; Emily Murphy, Retired Public Employees Council; Helen Wong, Chinese Information and Service Center; Melissa Johnson, District and Municipal Court Judges Association; Kendra Whitten, Diana Sullivan, and Drayton Jackson, Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management; Curt Augustine, Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Emily Murphy, Child Care Aware of Washington; Joren Clowers, Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts; Mendy Droke, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities; John Rothlin, Avista Corporation; Roz Thompson, Association of Washington School Principals; Dennis Eagle, Washington Federation of State Employees; Heather Hudson, Washington Student Achievement Council; Ann Vining, Northwest Health Law Advocates; Mercedes White Calf, Native American Youth and Family Center; Marissa Rathbone, Washington State School Directors' Association; Katharine Weiss, Washington State Nurses Association and School Nurses of Washington; Paul Jewell, Washington State Association of Counties; Diana Stadden, The Arc of Washington State; Adrienne Stuart, Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council; Peter Diedrick, Washington State School Retirees' Association ; Nora Selander, The Evergreen State College; David Buri, Eastern Washington University; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Claire Lane, Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; Christopher Stanley, Administrative Office of the Courts; Pat McCarthy, Office of the Washington State Auditor; Jake Garcia, Northwest Harvest; Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Joel Ryan, Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program; Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association; Wesley Jessup, Eastern Washington State Historical Society; Carolyn Brotherton, Economic Opportunity Institute; Nick Federici, United Way of King County; Margaret Babayan, Working Families Tax Credit Coalition and Washington State Budget & Policy Center; Tracy Yeung, Washington State Budget and Policy Center.

(Opposed to the original bill) None.

(Other testimony on the original bill ) Bob Cooper, National Association of Social Workers Washington Chapter; Jessie Friedmann, YouthCare; Larry Delaney, Washington Education Association; Heather Navarre, Alliance Nursing and Long Term Care Coalition; Terri Anderson, ACTION DD; Rick Chisa, Public School Employees of Washington; Ann Christian, Washington Council for Behavioral Health; Karen Glitman, Center for Sustainable Energy; Juliana Roe, Washington State Association of Counties; Jeff Gombosky, Washington Health Care Association; Scott Sigmon, LeadingAge Washington; Tom McBride, American Honda Motor Company; Ramona Hattendorf, The Arc of King County; Natalie Lente, Child Care Resources; Noah Seidel, Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds; and Charlie Brown, School Alliance.

Hearing date February 21, 2022, for the proposed substitute bill.
(In support of the proposed substitute) Bob Cooper, National Association of Social Workers-Washington Chapter; Claire Lane, Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition; Jake Garcia, Northwest Harvest; Brad Forbes, Alzheimer's Association; Diana Stadden, The Arc of Washington State; Jessica Renner, Self Advocates in Leadership; Adrienne Stuart, Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council; Christopher Stanley and Dawn Marie Rubio, Administrative Office of the Courts; Steve Gonzalez, Washington State Supreme Court; Sam Martin, Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy; Hayley Bridwell and KC Chiu, Mockingbird Society; Sam Hatzenbeler and Gabriela Quintana, Economic Opportunity Institute; Uyen Nguyen; Choi Halladay, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Christine Johnson, Community Colleges of Spokane; Deanna Tran, Veteran and Viets For Afghans; Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Demas Nesterenko, Service Employees International Union 775; David Buri, Eastern Washington University; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; Charlie Brown, Tacoma, Clover Park, and Puyallup Pierce County schools; Misha Lujan, Economic Alliance Snohomish County; Candice Bock, Association of Washington Cities; Michele Sells, Legacy Family Time Service LLC; Angela Kraemer, Family Time Coalition; Alyssa Evans; Courtney Smith, Washington Association for Community Health; Eric Petersen, Northwest Career and Technical Academy; Liz Harding-Chao, A Way Home Washington; Trent House, Washington State Dental Association; Tracy Freckleton; Joe Dacca, University of Washington; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Katie Kolan, UniteUs; Angelia Maxie and Sandra Nelson, Washington Child Care Centers Association; Brenda Snyder, Office of the State Treasurer; Tyler Muench, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Lauren Fay, Downtown Emergency Service Center; Charlotte Shindler, Public School Employees of Washington; Sophia Byrd McSherry, Washington State Office of Public Defense; Marissa Rathbone, Washington State School Directors' Association; Medard Ngueita, World Relief Seattle; Alex Hur, Statewide Poverty Action Network; Roberta McFarland, Highline Public Schools and Washington Outdoor School Consortium; Megan Karch, Washington Outdoor School Consortium Islandwood; Sean Blackwell, Public Defender Association; Brad Banks, Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organizations; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; Rayburn Lewis, Central District Community Preservation and Development Authority; Ann Christian, Washington Council for Behavioral Health; Maud Daudon, Career Connect Washington; Joren Clowers, Washington Association of Water and Sewer Districts; Jennifer Talbot and LaDessa Croucher, Resolution Washington; Thomas Gergen; and Nick Federici, United Way of King County.

(Opposed to the proposed substitute bill) Kathleen Collins, Washington Water Policy Alliance; and Robert Koreis, Summit Waller Community Association;

(Other testimony on the proposed substitute bill)  Laurie Lippold, Partners for Our Children; Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Cascade AIDS Project; Liz Flores-Marcus, Wonderland Child and Family Services; Melanie Smith, National Alliance on Mental Illness Washington; Sara Robbins, Seattle and King County Coalition on Homelessness; Jill May, Washington Association for Children and Families; Jim Theofelis; Shrounda Selivanoff, Children's Home Society of Washington; Erica Benson-Hallock, Family Impact Network; Kate White Tudor, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Michele Thomas and Po Leapai, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Melissa Johnson, Community Residential Services Association; Jessie Friedmann, YouthCare; Allie Johnson, Perinatal Support Washington; Carolyn Brotherton and Summer Stinson, Economic Opportunity Institute; Dawn Rains, Treehouse; Brenda Rodriguez Lopez, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network; Michael Byun, Asian Counseling and Referral Service; Emily Brice and Ann Vining, Northwest Health Law Advocates; Larry Delaney, Washington Education Association; Karen Hanan, Washington State Arts Commission; Charles Short, District and Municipal Court Judges' Association; Rebecca Robertson, Board for Judicial Administration Court Security Task Force; Carolyn Jewett, San Juan District Court; Jacque Julien, Communities of Color Coalition; Fred Yancey, Washington State School Retirees' Association.; Kahran LaTourette and Jeri Moomaw, Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative; Leslie Emerick, Home Care Association of Washington and Washington State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; Andy Nicholas, Washington State Budget and Policy Center; Claire Phillips; Eli Goss, OneAmerica; Debbie Brockman, Aspen Victim Services; Colleen McIngalls, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; Nancy Sprott, Rural Resources Community Action; Jeff Gombosky, Washington Health Care Association; Scott Sigmon, LeadingAge Washington; Salah Ansary, Lutheran Community Services Northwest; Donna Colosky, Mercer Island School District and the School Alliance; Curt Augusitne, Alliance for Automotive Innovation; HyeEun Park, American Federation of Teachers Washington; Fred Rundle, School Alliance; Julie Ziegler, Humanities Washington; Jon Holmen, Lake Washington School District; John Worthington; Grace Yuan; Katharine Weiss, Washington State Nurses Association and School Nurse Organization of Washington; Melissa Gombosky, Association of Educational Service Districts; Manuela Slye, Seattle Council PTSA; Darya Farivar; Disability Rights Washington; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Peggen Frank, Hoh Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Nez Perce Tribe, and Squaxin Island Tribe; Gina Ma; Penny Lipsou, American Heart Association; Elaine Ishihara, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Health; Tricia MacFarlan, Mirror Ministries; Tara Villalba, Bellingham Tenants Union; Toni Sarge, WestSide Baby; Matt Zuvich, Washington Federation of State Employees; Jennifer Forbes, Superior Court Judges' Association; Tiarra Dearbone, Public Defender Association; Ryan Murrey, Washington Association of Child Advocate Programs; Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association; Zackary Turner, Washington Student Association; Dawn Vyvyan, Yakama Nation, Sauk-Suiatte Tribe, and Puyallup Tribe; Heather Hudson, Washington Student Achievement Council; Brad Banks, Home Care Coalition; Emily Murphy, Child Care Aware of Washington and Child Care Resources; Brian Considine, Department of Natural Resources; Ramona Hattendorf, The Arc of King County; Lisa Wilson, Lummi Nation; Leah Missik, Climate Solutions; and Eric Ffitch, Port of Seattle.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.