SENATE BILL REPORT
ESSB 5965
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As Passed Senate, July 1, 2017
Title: An act relating to making supplemental capital appropriations for the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, making capital reappropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, and making new appropriations for the school construction assistance program for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
Brief Description: Making supplemental capital appropriations for the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, making capital reappropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, and making new appropriations for the school construction assistance program for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Honeyford).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 6/30/17 [DPS, DNP, w/oRec].
Floor Activity:
Third Special Session: Passed Senate: 7/01/17, 47-2.
Brief Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill |
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS |
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5965 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Braun, Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Rossi, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Vice Chair, Capital Budget ; Bailey, Becker, Fain, Miloscia, Padden, Rivers, Schoesler, Warnick and Zeiger.
Minority Report: Do not pass.
Signed by Senators Ranker, Ranking Minority Member; Frockt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Capital Budget; Billig, Carlyle, Darneille and Pedersen.
Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.
Signed by Senators Rolfes, Assistant Ranking Minority Member, Operating Budget; Conway, Hasegawa and Keiser.
Staff: Richard Ramsey (786-7412)
Background: The programs and agencies of state government are funded on a two-year basis, with each fiscal biennium beginning on July 1st of odd-numbered years. The Capital Budget generally includes appropriations for the acquisition, construction, and repair of capital assets such as land, buildings, and other infrastructure improvements.
Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill: The 2017-19 Capital Budget authorizes new capital projects for state agencies and institutions of higher education for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium. The bill makes adjustments to the 2015-17 Capital Budget.
The 2015-17 Capital Budget is adjusted; there is a net decrease of $5.8 million. The budget makes reappropriations of $2.5 billion for 2017-19 to continue projects authorized in prior biennia appropriations are able to continue without disruptions to construction schedules. This includes:
$1.2 billion for natural resources projects;
$584 million for public schools and other education;
$447 million for general government projects;
$167 million for higher education projects; and
$116 million for human services projects.
Budget summary materials are available online at www.fiscal.wa.gov under the Budget Bills & Documents header (Capital Budget).
Appropriation: Various.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony (Third Special Session 2017): No public hearing was held.
Persons Testifying: N/A.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: N/A.