Washington State
House of Representatives
Office of Program Research
BILL
ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee
HB 1141
Brief Description: Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.
Sponsors: Representatives Ormsby and Gregerson; by request of Office of Financial Management.
Brief Summary of Bill
  • Makes supplemental changes to operating budget appropriations for the 2021-23 biennium.
Hearing Date: 1/11/23
Staff: Dave Johnson (786-7154).
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 was enacted in 2021 and a supplemental operating budget was adopted in 2022.  The 2021-23 biennial operating budget, after the 2022 supplemental, appropriates $64.1 billion from the Near General Fund-Outlook accounts (General Fund-State, 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 $130.9 billion.
Summary of Bill:

Near General Fund-Outlook appropriations for the 2021-23 biennium are decreased by $977.0 million; the total budget is increased by $1,581.9 million.
 
Changes to fund transfers and other provisions are made.
 
Additional detail can be found at fiscal.wa.gov.
Appropriation: The bill contains multiple appropriations. Please refer to the bill
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.