SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5404

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, April 3, 2003

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2003-05 operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senator Rossi; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/13/03, 4/2/03, 4/3/03 [DPS, DNP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5404 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

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

Minority Report: Do not pass.

      Signed by Senators Brown, Doumit, Fairley, Fraser, Poulsen, Regala and B. Sheldon.

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 Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium.

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

Detailed information is also available at www.leg.wa.gov/senate/scs/wm.

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

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

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