SENATE BILL REPORT

SSB 5403

As Passed Senate, January 29, 2003

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making supplemental operating appropriations.

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

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 1/27/03, 1/28/03 [DPS, DNP].

Passed Senate: 1/29/03, 29-20.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5403 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Rossi, Chair; Hewitt, Vice Chair; Hale, Honeyford, Johnson, Parlette, Roach, Sheahan, Winsley and Zarelli, Vice Chair.

Minority Report: Do not pass.

      Signed by Senators Brown, Fairley, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Poulsen, Regala and B. Sheldon.

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 for 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.