SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 6387

As Passed Senate, March 9, 2002

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making 2001‑03 biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Brown; by request of Governor Locke).

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  1/30/02, 3/4/02, 3/6/02 [DPS, DNP].

Passed Senate:  3/9/02, 26-23.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6387 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

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

Minority Report:  Do not pass.

Signed by Senators Hewitt, Honeyford and Rossi.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  The operating 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.

Summary of Bill:  Appropriations from various agencies are modified.  For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating 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.