Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance from the Department of Administration, Division of General Services
Summary
HB3512 is a fiscal bill that transfers $4,516,702 from an existing account in the Department of Administration’s Division of General Services to the state’s unappropriated surplus balance in the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2025. The bill does not create a new program or change policy; instead, it reduces the available balance in a specific appropriation that the Governor determined exceeds the amount needed for its original purpose.
In practical terms, the measure “expires” unused or excess funds from fund 0230, fiscal year 2024, organization 0211, appropriation 67700, and makes those dollars available as general revenue surplus. This is a supplemental appropriation-style budget action that affects state accounting and cash management rather than substantive law, and it is limited to the Department of Administration, Division of General Services account identified in the bill.
Impact
The bill amends the availability of funds in a specific General Services appropriation by decreasing the account balance by $4,516,702 and moving that amount to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue. Its legal effect is confined to state budget law and appropriations administration for fiscal year 2025, with no direct impact on private parties or regulatory requirements. It primarily affects the Department of Administration and the state treasury by reallocating excess appropriated funds into general revenue.
Sentiment
The available record shows no committee transcript, floor debate, or recorded votes, so there is no documented controversy or support/opposition narrative beyond the bill’s introduction by request of the Executive. The bill’s language and purpose suggest a routine fiscal housekeeping measure, and the absence of recorded opposition indicates it was likely treated as a technical budget adjustment rather than a contentious policy proposal.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only substantive judgment in the bill is the Governor’s finding that the account balance exceeds what is necessary for its established purpose, which could theoretically raise questions about whether the funds should remain available for agency use versus being swept into surplus. However, no legislators, committees, or stakeholders are identified as disputing that determination in the available record.
Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, from the Department Revenue, State Budget Office, PEIA Rainy Day Fund