SENATE BILL REPORT

2ESSB 5988

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

As Passed Senate, July 1, 2015

Title: An act relating to additive transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Concerning additive transportation funding and appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias and Litzow).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Transportation: 2/18/15, 2/19/15 [DPS, w/oRec].

Passed Senate: 3/02/15, 41-8.Third Special Session: Passed Senate: 7/01/15, 38-6.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5988 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators King, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Fain, Vice Chair; Hobbs, Ranking Minority Member; Liias, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Baumgartner, Habib, Jayapal, Litzow, Miloscia, Pedersen, Rivers and Sheldon.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.

Signed by Senator Cleveland.

Staff: Kim Johnson (786-7472)

Background: The operating and capital expenses of state transportation agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus transportation budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. Additionally, supplemental budgets may be adopted during the biennium, making various modifications to agency appropriations.

Summary of Second Engrossed Substitute Bill: Appropriations are provided for certain state transportation agencies and programs for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium based on additional revenues provided in Senate bills 5987 and 5989.

For additional information, see supporting new-law documents published by the Senate Transportation Committee which are available online at: http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/TRAN/.

Appropriation: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.

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

Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Original Bill: None.

Persons Testifying: No one.