Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making operating appropriations for the 2005-07 and 2007-09 fiscal biennia.

Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representative Sommers; by request of Governor Gregoire).

Brief History: Passed House: 3/26/07, 62-35.

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 3/29/07 [DPA, DNP, w/oRec].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: Do pass as amended.Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Pridemore, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Fairley, Hatfield, Hobbs, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller and Tom.

Minority Report: Do not pass.Signed by Senators Zarelli, Ranking Minority Member; Brandland, Carrell, Hewitt, Honeyford 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 Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, and supplemental 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 can be found at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/WM.

EFFECT OF CHANGES MADE BY RECOMMENDED AMENDMENT(S) AS PASSED COMMITTEE (Ways & Means): Various appropriations for the 2005-07 and 2007-09 fiscal biennia are modified.

Appropriation: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: Yes.

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.