SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 6187

As Passed Senate, February 25, 2004

Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description: Making supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Zarelli, Prentice and Roach; by request of Governor Locke).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 2/23/04, 2/24/04 [DPS, DNP].

Passed Senate: 2/25/04, 28-21.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Zarelli, Chair; Hewitt, Vice Chair; Parlette, Vice Chair; Carlson, Hale, Honeyford, Johnson, Pflug, Roach, Sheahan and Winsley.

Minority Report: Do not pass.

      Signed by Senators Doumit, Fairley, Fraser, Prentice and Regala.

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 Bill: The 2003-05 biennial appropriations for various agencies are modified. For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The information is also available on the Internet at www.leg.wa.gov/senate/scs/wm/.

Appropriations: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

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