Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2005-07 operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice and Zarelli; by request of Governor Gregoire).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 3/28/05, 3/29/05 [DPS, DNP, w/oRec].

Passed Senate: 3/30/05, 25-23.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6090 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Doumit, Vice Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair; Fairley, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller and Thibaudeau.

Minority Report: Do not pass.Signed by Senators Zarelli, Ranking Minority Member; Brandland, Hewitt, Parlette, Pflug and Schoesler.

Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation. Signed by Senator Roach.

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 2005-07 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.

Appropriation: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: Yes.

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

House Amendment(s): Appropriations are modified.