HOUSE BILL REPORT
ESHB 2765
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in
their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a
statement of legislative intent.
As Passed House:
February 25, 2008
Title: An act relating to the capital budget.
Brief Description: Making 2008 supplemental capital appropriations.
Sponsors: By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representative Fromhold; by request of Office of Financial Management).
Brief History:
Capital Budget: 1/29/08, 2/21/08, 2/22/08 [DPS].
Floor Activity:
Passed House: 2/25/08, 92-3.
Brief Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill |
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 21 members: Representatives Fromhold, Chair; Ormsby, Vice Chair; Schual-Berke, Vice Chair; McDonald, Ranking Minority Member; Newhouse, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Appleton, Blake, Chase, Dunshee, Eickmeyer, Flannigan, Hankins, Hasegawa, Kelley, McCune, Pearson, Pedersen, Sells, Skinner, Smith and Upthegrove.
Minority Report: Without recommendation. Signed by 1 member: Representative Orcutt.
Staff: Susan Howson (786-7142).
Background:
Washington operates on a biennial budget cycle. The Legislature authorizes expenditures for
capital needs in the Capital Budget for a two-year period, and authorizes bond sales through
passage of a bond bill associated with the Capital Budget to fund a portion of these
expenditures. The current Capital Budget covers the period from July 1, 2007 through June
30, 2009.
Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill:
Supplemental appropriations are made for the 2007-09 biennium of $110.5 million. (See
budget highlights.) State bond appropriations of $6.6 million for vocational skills centers
requires the passage of a bond authorization bill.
Appropriation: The sum of $110.5 million in appropriations for the 2007-09 biennium from various fund sources.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Persons Testifying on the Original Bill: (In support) Kenneth Jones and Kathy Clayton,
City of Tenino; Bill Keim and John Bancroft, Washington State Association of Educational
Service Districts; Bill Robinson, The Nature Conservancy; Deb Rosenthal, McClure
Parent/Teacher Association; Charlie Brown, Bethel School District; Mary Sue Wilson and
Faith Trimble, Capital Campus Childcare Center; Sherry Burkey, Western Washington
University; Jim King, Citizens for Parks and Recreation; and Nick Federici, Washington
Low-Income Housing Alliance.
(Opposed) None.
Persons Testifying on the Proposed Substitute Bill: (In support) George Scarola, League
of Education Voters; Gordon Walgren, Port of Bremerton; Vicky Austin, Northwest Kidney
Centers; Seth Dawson, Washington Coalition for the Homeless; Kenneth Jones, City of
Tenino; Tom Henderson, State Board of Community and Technical Colleges; Mike Wark,
University of Washington Tacoma; Bill Clarke, Trust for Public Land; Tom Siegel, Bethel
School District; Nick Federici, Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance; Livia Lam,
Service Employees International Union; Tom Luce, Executive Council for Greater Tacoma;
Rebecca Scholl, Ready by Five; and Julie Suchanek, The Evergreen State College.
(Concerns) Sharon Wylie, Kitsap, Jefferson, and Clark counties; and Terri Jeffries,
Washington Realtors.
(Opposed) Tim Botkin, Kitsap SEED; and John Christison, Washington State Convention
and Trade Center.