SENATE BILL REPORT

                   SB 5180

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

                 Ways & Means, April 20, 1999

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making appropriations for the 1999‑01 biennium.

Sponsors:  Senators Loveland, West, Brown and Winsley; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  4/19/99, 4/20/99 [DPS, DNP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5180 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

  Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Wojahn.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.

  Signed by Senators Honeyford, McDonald, Rossi and West.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  Appropriations for the operations of state government and its various agencies and institutions are made on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Summary of Substitute Bill:  Appropriations are made for the 1997-99 and 1999-01 fiscal biennia.  The supplemental appropriation for the 1997-99 biennia provides a net $71.9 million increase to expenditures from the state General Fund.  The total appropriation for the 1999-01 fiscal biennium is $32.253 billion, of which $20.575 billion is from the state General Fund.

For additional information, see AStatewide Summary & Agency Detail@ published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:  The original bill was not considered.

Appropriation:  Various.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  The bill contains several effective dates.  Please refer to the bill.