House Appropriations Committee
E487239
The House Appropriations Committee is a key budget-writing committee in the Washington State Legislature responsible for developing and overseeing the state’s operating budget and fiscal policies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House Appropriations Committee (Washington State) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative committee
ⓘ
standing committee of the Washington House of Representatives ⓘ |
| budgetTypeHandled | operating budget ⓘ |
| composition | members of the Washington House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingRules | rules of the Washington House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | state government ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Washington State operating budget
ⓘ
many dedicated and federal funds appropriations ⓘ state general fund appropriations ⓘ |
| hasMeetingFormat |
executive sessions for voting on bills
ⓘ
public committee hearings ⓘ |
| hasSubcommittees | various budget-related subcommittees or work groups (membership and structure may change by biennium) ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfLegislation |
fiscal policy bills with significant budget impact
ⓘ
operating budget bills ⓘ supplemental operating budget bills ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | Washington House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Olympia, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Washington State Capitol, Olympia, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notPrimaryResponsibility |
capital budget (primarily handled by separate capital budget committees)
ⓘ
transportation budget (primarily handled by transportation committees) ⓘ |
| outputs |
committee reports on budget and fiscal bills
ⓘ
proposed substitute bills and amendments ⓘ recommendations on passage or non-passage of bills ⓘ |
| oversees |
major state programs in areas such as K–12 education, higher education, health care, and human services
ⓘ
state agency operating budgets ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Washington House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
conducting fiscal analysis of proposed legislation
ⓘ
developing the Washington State operating budget ⓘ overseeing state fiscal policies ⓘ recommending appropriations for state agencies and programs ⓘ reviewing budget-related legislation ⓘ |
| processInvolvement |
biennial state budget process
ⓘ
supplemental budget process ⓘ |
| relatedBody | Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advancing budget bills to the House floor
ⓘ
amending budget and fiscal legislation ⓘ considering fiscal notes and cost estimates for proposed legislation ⓘ holding public hearings on budget and fiscal bills ⓘ monitoring implementation of the enacted operating budget ⓘ working with the Senate on budget negotiations ⓘ |
| scope |
state government operations funding
ⓘ
statewide fiscal policy ⓘ |
| sector | public finance ⓘ |
| website | official page on the Washington State Legislature website ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.