Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making 2008 operating supplemental appropriations.

Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representative Sommers; by request of Office of Financial Management).

Brief History: Passed House: 2/25/08, 62-33.

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/27/08 [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 and Rockefeller.

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

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

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 Bill (Recommended Amendments): The 2007-09 biennial appropriations for various agencies and programs are modified.

EFFECT OF CHANGES MADE BY WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE (Recommended Amendments): Appropriations are modified. For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The information is also available on the Internet 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.