HOUSE BILL REPORT

                     ESSB 5395

                              As Passed House

                               April 19, 1991

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 1991.

Sponsor(s):  Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McDonald, Niemi, Conner, Rasmussen, Bauer, and Erwin; by request of Governor Gardner).

Brief History:

   Reported by House Committee on:

Appropriations, April 18, 1991, DPA;

Passed House, April 19, 1991, 93-5.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

APPROPRIATIONS

Majority Report: Do pass as amended.  Signed by 28 members:  Representatives Locke, Chair; Inslee, Vice Chair; Spanel, Vice Chair; Silver, Ranking Minority Member; Morton, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Appelwick; Belcher; Bowman; Braddock; Brekke; Dorn; Ferguson; Fuhrman; Hine; Holland; Lisk; May; McLean; Mielke; Nealey; Peery; Pruitt; Rust; H. Sommers; Sprenkle; Valle; Vance; and Wang.

Staff:  Ruta Fanning (786-7138).

Background:  The state government operates on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year, supported by a biennial appropriations act.  Supplemental appropriations may be required to meet additional demands arising after adoption of the original budget act.

Summary of Bill:  The 1989-91 second supplemental appropriations act is provided.

Appropriation:  Yes.

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