Public Act 159 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on March 18, 2003, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 18, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on April 2, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 3, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 3, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on April 3, 2003, to replace a $60 million transfer to this budget from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, which the bill would replace with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed reducing the scholarships to $500, and using the savings to fund this budget. The amendment failed 45 to 62 in the House on April 3, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Passed 63 to 44 in the House on April 3, 2003, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.078 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.648 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The House struck out a $60 million transfer from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, replacing this with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4413 .)Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 22, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 22, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 17, 2003, to replace the House version of this budget with a Senate version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 17, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on June 17, 2003, to transfer $60 million from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund to this budget, replacing General Fund dollars now used in the budget. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget, but the House and Senate versions of this budget do not include the tobacco money transfer. The amendment failed 16 to 22 in the Senate on June 17, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R) on June 17, 2003, to appropriate funding for the "Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly" (PACE) in Kent, Barry, and Ionia counties, contingent on the availability of certain federal money. The program provides managed care benefits for the frail elderly, provided by a not-for-profit agency. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 17, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on June 17, 2003, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.146 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.583 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The Senate and the House versions both strike out a $60 million transfer to this budget from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, replacing this with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm had proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget. The SeMuch more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 19, 2003.
• Failed 1 to 101 in the House on June 19, 2003, to concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 24, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.417 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.561 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The conference report does not include a $60 million transfer to this budget from the Merit Award scholarships. It does contain a $50 million in federal money for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), which is on the verge of bankruptcy, and a $59 million increase in state mental health programs the governor had recommended. Gross spending in the conference report is $369 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, and General Fund spending is $22 million less, most of which is due to federal Medicaid money sent to the states as part of the 2003 Bush tax cut deal. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 24, 2003.
• Passed 106 to 2 in the House on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.417 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.561 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The conference report does not include a $60 million transfer to this budget from the Merit Award scholarships. It does contain a $50 million in federal money for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), which is on the verge of bankruptcy, and a $59 million increase in state mental health programs the governor had recommended. Gross spending in the conference report is $369 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, and General Fund spending is $22 million less, most of which is due to federal Medicaid money sent to the states as part of the 2003 Bush tax cut deal. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on August 13, 2003.
  • Referred by Rep. Randy Richardville (R) on August 13, 2003.
• Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 13, 2003.