Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2006 supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Fraser, Rockefeller, Shin and Brandland; by request of Governor Gregoire).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/15/06, 2/16/06 [DPS, DNP, w/oRec].

Passed Senate: 2/17/06, 26-19.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6386 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller and Thibaudeau.

Minority Report: Do not pass.Signed by Senators Zarelli, Ranking Minority Member and Schoesler.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.Signed by Senators Brandland and Parlette.

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 Bill: The 2005-07 biennial appropriations for various agencies and programs are modified. For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The information is also available on the Internet at www.leg.wa.gov/senate/scs/wm/.

Appropriation: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: Yes.

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