SENATE BILL REPORT

                  2SSB 6404

               As Passed Senate, March 10, 2000

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making supplemental operating and capital appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Loveland and Rossi; by request of Governor Locke).

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  3/4/2000, 3/5/2000 [DPS]; 3/10/2000 [DP2S, DNP].

Passed Senate, 3/5/2000, 32-16.

First Special Session:  Passed Senate, 3/10/2000, 27-18.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404 be substituted therefor, and the second 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 and Wojahn.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.

  Signed by Senators Honeyford, Roach, West and Zarelli.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  The operating and capital expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus operations budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years.  In even-numbered years, a supplemental budget is adopted, making various modifications to agency appropriations.

State operating expenses are paid from the state General Fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.  The 1999 Legislature appropriated $20.573 billion from the state General Fund.

Summary of Bill:  Appropriations from various agencies are modified, with a net increase of approximately $178 million in appropriations from the state General Fund.  For additional information, see "2000 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.

Appropriation:   See above.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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