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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6845

SB 6845: Emergency reserve fund

Reconciling actual revenues and the expenditure limit.

Summary

  • Beginning with Fiscal Year 1999, the State Treasurer must make transfers between the state General Fund and the Emergency Reserve Fund as necessary to reconcile actual state revenues and the state expenditure limit. The Emergency Reserve Fund balance is limited to 5 percent of annual (instead of biennial) state General Fund revenues.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 6845), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 5, 2000
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Valoria Loveland (D-16)
Introduced
February 8, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
April 7, 2000
Versions
SB 6845, SSB 6845

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Valoria Loveland (D-16)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Sid Snyder D-19

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 5, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6845
27 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26100
Republican12001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage

March 10, 2000
Version voted on: SSB 6845
26 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26100
Republican02002
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

Senate · AMENDMENT NUMBER 244 BY SENATOR ROSSI AND MCDONALD, ON PAGE 2 AFTER LINE 16 - FAILED.

March 5, 2000
Version voted on: SB 6845
22 Yea 26 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22500
Republican20101
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

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SB 6845 in other sessions

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