SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 6052

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.

Brief Description: Making 2015 fiscal year and 2015-2017 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Hill).

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6052 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Braun, Vice Chair; Dammeier, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Bailey, Becker, Brown, Hewitt, O'Ban, Parlette, Schoesler and Warnick.

Minority Report: Do not pass.

Signed by Senators Hargrove, Ranking Member; Keiser, Assistant Ranking Member on the Capital Budget; Billig, Fraser, Hasegawa, Hatfield and Kohl-Welles.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.

Signed by Senator Padden.

Background: The operating expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an Omnibus Operating Budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. State operating expenses are paid from the state general fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.

Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill: Biennial appropriations for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium for the various agencies and programs of the state are enacted, including appropriations for general government agencies, human services programs, natural resources agencies, and education institutions. In addition, supplemental operating appropriations are made for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium. For additional information, see the budget summary materials published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee, which are available on the Internet at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/WM/.

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