HOUSE BILL REPORT

ESSB 5352

As Amended by the House

BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McDonald, Gaspard and Rasmussen; by request of Governor)

Making appropriation for the 1989-91 biennium.

House Committe on Appropriations

Majority Report:  Do pass with amendments.  (17)

      Signed by Representatives Locke, Chair; Grant, Vice Chair; H. Sommers, Vice Chair; Appelwick, Belcher, Braddock, Brekke, Bristow, Dorn, Ebersole, Hine, Rust, Sayan, Spanel, Sprenkle, Valle and Wang.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  (9)

      Signed by Representatives Silver, Ranking Minority Member; Youngsman, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Bowman, Brough, Doty, Ferguson, McLean, Nealey and Padden.

House Staff:Jim Lux (786-7136)

AS PASSED HOUSE MAY 3, 1989

BACKGROUND:

See attached spreadsheets for agency appropriations detail as prepared by committee staff.

SUMMARY:

Appropriations for state government operations (excluding highway related activities) are made for the 1989-91 biennium, totaling $20.8 billion. Of that amount, $12.5 billion is appropriated from the state general fund, $312.7 million is appropriated from the Children's Initiative Fund, $60 million is appropriated from the Health Care Access Account and $7.9 billion is appropriated from dedicated state funds, local and federal funds.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Yeas 60; Nays 28; Excused 10 - May 3

Voting Nay: Representatives Ballard, Betrozoff, Bowman, Brooks, Brough, Brumsickle, Chandler, Doty, Fuhrman, Hankins, Holland, Horn, May, McLean, Miller, Moyer, Nealey, Padden, Patrick, Prince, Schmidt, Silver, Smith, D. Sommers, Tate, Walker, S. Wilson and Wolfe

Excused:    Representatives Beck, Cole, Cooper, Dorn, Gallagher, P. King, Nutley, Schoon, Walk and Youngsman