Public Act 360 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on February 11, 2004, to provide a "template" or "place holder" for supplemental Fiscal Year 2004-2005 appropriations. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 11, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Mickey Mortimer (R) on May 19, 2004, a version of the bill that reduces projected spending in Fiscal Year 2005 by $266.6 million. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 19, 2004.
• Passed 55 to 51 in the House on May 19, 2004, to reduce projected spending in Fiscal Year 2005 by $266.6 million. The bill cuts $52 million from Medicaid by no longer providing coverage for certain categories of individual not required by the federal government; saves $20 million by requiring recipients of the MEAP merit award scholarship to maintain a "C" average in college; saves approximately $17 million by providing an early retirement incentive for certain state employees; cuts $14.8 million by reducing day care subsidies to welfare recipients; cuts $14.8 million from prisoner education programs; cuts arts grants by $10 million; cuts $12.5 million from Intermediate School Districts (ISDs); and cuts one percent from state colleges, universities, and all state department administrative funding (except transportation), which saves $90 million. However, some of the cuts are to budgets that have not yet been passed, so the effect of this vote is uncertain.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 20, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 20, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 14, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 21, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not include the various cuts to government programs adopted by the House. It instead makes various fund shifts and adjustments necessary to accommodate the proposed 2004-2005 budget agreement. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 21, 2004.
• Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on September 22, 2004, to make various fund shifts and adjustments necessary to accommodate the proposed 2004-2005 budget agreement, including a revision in the funding source for payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) to local governments on land owned by the state. The bill also authorizes capital outlays for prison maintenance, welfare department information services upgrades, and other projects. It does not include the various cuts to government programs adopted in an earlier version by the House.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 22, 2004.
  • Moved to reconsider by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on September 22, 2004, so some additional amendments can be adopted. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on September 22, 2004, to allow the Attorney General office to retain up to $250,000 in money won when the state is a party to anti-trust, securities fraud or consumer protection suits. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R) on September 22, 2004, to revise the terms of a hiring freeze on the Department of Agriculture, by making exceptions for hires that enable the state to garner more federal money. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R) on September 22, 2004, to add $6.4 million in mostly federal money for welfare department information services upgrades. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2004.
• Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on September 22, 2004, to pass the same bill after adding the Garcia, Johnson, and Hardiman amendments.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Scott Shackleton (R) on September 22, 2004, to repeal an authorization to purchase the "Constitution Hall" state office building in Lansing, which is subject to an existing lease/purchase contract. The amendment was later reconsidered and withdrawn. The administration contends that by borrowing money now to purchase the building it can save future interest and management costs. Others want to instead borrow money for university construction projects. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 22, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Sandy Caul (R) on September 29, 2004, to transfer certain provisions relating to the administration's proposal for the Adrian training school from 2004 House Bill 5516 to this bill. See Kooiman amendment. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Marc Shulman (R) on September 29, 2004, to clarify that certain appropriations apply only to the fiscal year 2003-2004 budget. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on September 29, 2004, to establish as the intent of the legislature that the administration's proposal for the Adrian training school include plans to relocate the boys to alternative public or private facilities or community settings. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Shelley Goodman Taub (R) on September 29, 2004, to appropriate the $1.075 million authorized by House Bill 6165 for Super Bowl XL organizing activities. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on September 29, 2004, to repeal an authorization to purchase the "Constitution Hall" state office building in Lansing, which is subject to an existing lease/purchase contract. See Shackleton amendment above.
• Passed 100 to 1 in the House on September 29, 2004, to make various fund shifts and adjustments necessary to accommodate the proposed 2004-2005 budget agreement, including a revision in the funding source for payments in lieu of property taxes (PILT) to local governments on land owned by the state. The bill also authorizes capital outlays for prison maintenance, welfare department information services upgrades, and other projects. It does not include the various cuts to government programs adopted in an earlier version by the House.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 30, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 27 to 10 in the Senate on September 30, 2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2004.