WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1817: Zero-based budget reviews

Improving state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews.

Summary

  • Requires that the Legislature identify 20 percent of non-entitlement programs on which agencies must perform a zero-based budget analysis and submit this analysis with their biennial budget request for the ensuing biennium, beginning in 2018 and in each subsequent even-numbered year.
  • Specifies the information and analysis to be included in the zero-based budget review.
  • Requires that the Governor and Legislature consider the zero-based budget reviews in their budget development process.
  • Requires that the zero-based budget reviews be posted on the state's fiscal website (fiscal.wa.gov).

From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1817), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew Stokesbary (R-31)
Introduced
January 30, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
SB 5066
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew Stokesbary (R-31)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Vicki Kraft R-17Morgan Irwin R-31

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1817 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

Report wrong or missing information on this page