SENATE BILL REPORT

                           SSB 5968

               AS PASSED SENATE, APRIL 30, 1993

Brief Description:  Making appropriations.

SPONSORS: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rinehart and Gaspard; by request of Office of Financial Management)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5968 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Rinehart, Chairman; Spanel, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Gaspard, Hargrove, Niemi, Owen, Pelz, Quigley, Snyder, Sutherland, Talmadge, Williams, and Wojahn.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786‑7440)

Hearing Dates: March 30, 1993; March 31, 1993

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

BACKGROUND:

The operations of the agencies and institutions of state government are funded by an omnibus appropriations act that authorizes specified expenditures for each state agency for the two-year fiscal period beginning on July 1 of odd-numbered years.  Appropriations are made from the state General Fund as well as numerous other dedicated funds and accounts.  Separate appropriations bills are enacted for transportation agencies and for capital construction projects.

SUMMARY:

The omnibus biennial appropriations act is enacted for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1993, and ending June 30, 1995.  Total state General Fund appropriations for the 1993-95 fiscal biennium are $16.0 billion. 

Appropriation:  yes

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

Effective Date:  July 1, 1993