SENATE BILL REPORT
ESSB 5034
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As Passed Senate, April 5, 2013
Title: An act relating to fiscal matters.
Brief Description: Making omnibus operating appropriations.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Governor Gregoire).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Ways & Means: 4/03/13, 4/04/13 [DPS, DNP, w/oRec].
Passed Senate: 4/05/13, 30-18.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS |
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5034 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Hill, Chair; Baumgartner, Vice Chair; Honeyford, Capital Budget Chair; Hargrove, Ranking Member; Nelson, Assistant Ranking Member; Bailey, Becker, Braun, Dammeier, Fraser, Hatfield, Hewitt, Parlette, Rivers, Schoesler and Tom.
Minority Report: Do not pass.
Signed by Senators Conway, Hasegawa and Kohl-Welles.
Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.
Signed by Senators Keiser, Murray, Padden and Ranker.
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. State operating expenses are paid from the state General Fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.
Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill: Biennial appropriations for the 2011-13 and 2013-15 fiscal biennia for the various agencies and programs of the state are enacted, including appropriations for general government agencies, human services programs, natural resources agencies, and education institutions. For additional information, see the budget summary materials published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee which are available on the Internet at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/WM/.
Appropriation: Yes.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
[OFM requested ten-year cost projection pursuant to I-960.]
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.