SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5403

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, January 28, 2003

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2001-03 supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senators Rossi and Fairley; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

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

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 Substitute 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.

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

Appropriation: See above.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

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