SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 2524

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

State & Local Government, February 21, 2002

Title:  An act relating to transmitting city and town budgets to the municipal research and services center.

Brief Description:  Transmitting city and town budgets to the municipal research and services center.

Sponsors:  Representatives Chase, Kirby, Dunshee, Mielke, Mulliken, Crouse and Miloscia.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  State & Local Government:  2/21/02 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass.

Signed by Senators Gardner, Chair; Hale, Haugen, Horn, Keiser, Kline and Swecker.

Staff:  Eugene Green (786‑7405)

Background:  Cities and towns are required to transmit a copy of the final budget as adopted to the Association of Washington Cities.

Summary of Bill:  Cities and towns must transmit completed copies of their final budgets directly to the Municipal Research and Services Center rather than to the Association of Washington Cities.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This will save postage by not having AWC have to send these budgets to the Municipal Research and Services Center.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Ron Rosenbloom, AWC (pro).