HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 2070

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                       Appropriations

Title:  An act relating to changing the name of the legislative budget committee to the legislative audit committee.

Brief Description:  Changing the name of the legislative budget committee.

Sponsors:  Representatives Beeksma, Talcott and Huff.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Appropriations:  3/6/95 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 28 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; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; Dellwo; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Talcott; Thibaudeau and Wolfe.

Staff:  Nancy Stevenson (786-7137).

Background:  The Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) is a statutorily created joint committee of the Washington State Legislature which performs various legislative oversight activities including program evaluations, performance audits, Sunset Act program reviews, and policy studies.

The LBC is requesting to change the name of the committee.  LBC Members indicate that the name of the committee should more accurately reflect the committee's purpose and scope of authority. 

Summary of Bill:  All statutory references to the Legislative Budget Committee are changed to the Legislative Audit Committee.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Requested on March 6, 1995.

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

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  None.