HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 2060

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                       Appropriations

Title:  An act relating to the budget document offered by the governor to the legislature.

Brief Description:  Redefining budget document.

Sponsors:  Representative Foreman.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Appropriations:  3/3/95 [DPS].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 26 members:  Representatives Silver, Chairman; Clements, Vice Chairman; Huff, Vice Chairman; Pelesky, Vice Chairman; Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Cooke; Crouse; G. Fisher; Foreman; Grant; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Thibaudeau and Wolfe.

Staff:  Victor Moore (786-7143).

Background:  RCW 43.88, known as the Budget and Accounting Act, requires that the Governor's biennial budget document be a formal written statement.

Summary of Substitute Bill:  RCW 43.88 is amended to allow the Governor's budget document to be in either written or electronic form, or both.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:  Language is added to allow the budget document to be in both written and electronic form, rather than one or the other.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Requested on March 1, 1995.

Effective Date of Substitute Bill:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  The budget document can be made available on CD ROM, as well as INTERNET and other electronic means.  Printing costs can be reduced.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  (In favor) Gary Robinson, Office of Financial Management; and Doug Downing, Seattle Pacific University.