SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 5345

As Passed Senate, March 30, 2001

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making operating appropriations for 2001‑03.

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

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  3/28/01, 3/29/01 [DPS, DNP].

Passed Senate:  3/30/01, 30-17.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5345 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Constantine, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Fraser, Kline, Kohl‑Welles, Long, Rasmussen, Regala, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Winsley.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.

Signed by Senators Hewitt, Honeyford, Parlette, Rossi and Sheahan.

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 Bill:  Appropriations are made for the 2001-03 fiscal biennium.

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

Appropriation:  Various.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect on July 1, 2001.