SENATE BILL REPORT

                   SB 6404

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

                  Ways & Means, March 5, 2000

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senators Loveland and Rossi; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  3/4/2000, 3/5/2000 [DPS].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

  Signed by Senators Loveland, Chair; Bauer, Vice Chair; Brown, Vice Chair; Fairley, Fraser, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Wojahn.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  The operating and capital 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.  The 1999 Legislature appropriated $20.573 billion from the state General Fund.

Summary of Substitute Bill:  Appropriations from various agencies are modified, with a net increase of approximately $175 million in appropriations from the state General Fund.  For additional information, see "2000 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:  The original bill was not considered.

Appropriation:   See above.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.