04/17/2018 03:15 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

        SB 196-APPROPRIATION LIMIT; BUDGET RESERVE FUND                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
3:27:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS  announced that the final  order of business                                                               
would  be CS  FOR  SENATE  BILL NO.  196(FIN)(efd  fld), "An  Act                                                               
relating to  an appropriation limit;  and relating to  the budget                                                               
responsibilities of the governor."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:27:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX commented  that she likes the  bill and has                                                               
a similar, if  not identical, bill to SB 196,  which is currently                                                               
in the House  Finance Committee.  The legislature  has shown that                                                               
it does not  have to follow statute as far  as appropriations are                                                               
concerned, but  at least this is  a guideline and she  would like                                                               
to see this bill move all the way through.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BIRCH  commented  that he  echoes  Representative                                                               
LeDoux and is  happy to see this come forward  and he appreciates                                                               
its  broad range  of support  as  a guideline.   The  legislature                                                               
needs guidelines  and this  legislation is  heading in  the right                                                               
direction, he said.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JOHNSON commented  that she  appreciates bringing                                                               
this  bill forward  and hopes  to see  good work  on this  (audio                                                               
difficulties.)                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:29:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KNOPP  moved  to  report CSSB  196,  labeled  30-                                                               
LS1022\O.A out  of committee with individual  recommendations and                                                               
the accompanying  fiscal notes.   There being no  objection, CSSB
(FIN)(efd fld) moved  out of the House  State Affairs Standing                                                               
Committee.