HOUSE BILL REPORT

ESHB 1479

As Amended by the Senate

BYHouse Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Locke, Silver, Grant, H. Sommers, Holland and Sayan; by request of Governor Gardner)

Making appropriations for the 1987-89 biennium.

House Committe on Appropriations

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (21)

      Signed by Representatives Locke, Chair; Grant, Vice Chair; H. Sommers, Vice Chair; Youngsman, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Appelwick, Belcher, Bowman, Braddock, Brekke, Dorn, Doty, Ferguson, Holland, May, McLean, Rust, Sayan, Spanel, Sprenkle, Valle and Wang.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  (1)

      Signed by Representative Padden.

House Staff:Jim Lux (786-7136)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 31, 1989 AND APRIL 24, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Currently existing General Fund - State expenditure authority for state agency operations during the 1987-89 biennium is $10.3 billion. Several state agencies are in need of additional funding to support program activities through June 30, 1989.

SUMMARY:

A General Fund-State supplemental operating budget totalling $92.3 million is provided to state agencies primarily for mandatory school enrollments and other workload changes.  For specific details on the 1989 supplemental budget, see the attached spreadsheet.

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS:  The General Fund - State Supplemental Budget passed by the Senate provides $89.9 million.  This amount is $2.4 million less than the House passed Supplemental Budget.  The differences are a reduction of $3.6 million in human services, of which $2.6 million is no longer necessary at Fircrest School, an increase in revenues for distribution of $1.4 million and the remainder of the difference is attributable to technical adjustments in common school education.

Appropriation:    See attached.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

Effective Date:The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately upon the Governor's signature.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Yeas 78; Nays 2; Absent 1; Excused 17 - April 24

Voting Nay: Representatives Fuhrman and Padden

Absent:     Representative Wineberry

Excused:    Representatives Basich, Baugher, Beck, Braddock, Chandler, Ferguson, Gallagher, Haugen, Inslee, Locke, Miller, Moyer, Raiter, Schmidt, Sprenkle, Walk and Zellinsky