SENATE BILL REPORT
ESSB 6444
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As Amended by House, March 5, 2010
Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.
Brief Description: Making 2010 supplemental operating appropriations.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Governor Gregoire).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/23/10, 2/26/10 [DPS, DNP].
Passed Senate: 2/27/10, 25-19.Passed House: 3/05/10, 55-43.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS |
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6444 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Prentice, Chair; Fraser, Vice Chair, Capital Budget Chair; Tom, Vice Chair, Operating Budget; Fairley, Keiser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Pridemore, Regala and Rockefeller.
Minority Report: Do not pass.
Signed by Senators Zarelli, Ranking Minority Member; Brandland, Carrell, Hewitt, Honeyford, Parlette, Pflug and Schoesler.
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 Engrossed Substitute Bill: The 2009-11 biennial appropriations for the various agencies and programs of the state are modified.
Appropriation: Various appropriations.
Fiscal Note: Requested on March 1, 2010.
[OFM requested ten-year cost projection pursuant to I-960.]
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: Yes.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
House Amendment(s): Appropriations are modified.