Public Act 156 of 2003

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• Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R) on March 6, 2003, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future departmental appropriations.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 6, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on May 1, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 6, 2003, to replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in Senate Bill 330, with a budget which expresses (minor) policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 6, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 6, 2003, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 330 .) This appropriates $102.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $103.1 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $37.9 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $40.0 million. This department operates programs intended to benefit state veterans, including the operation of two veterans’ homes, and also has the mission of ensuring the preparedness of the Michigan National Guard. 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 May 7, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 7, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on June 10, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 11, 2003, to replace the Senate version of this budget with a House version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 11, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Carl Williams (D) on June 11, 2003, to remove $100 “points of difference” between the House and Senate versions of the bill on the line items containing state funding for 11 veterans service organizations (such as the Amercan Legion and the VFW). This would have the effect of taking “off the table” any conference committee negotiations between the House and Senate regarding the final funding for these organizations. In other words, the Senate-passed amounts would be the final amounts, regardless of any other changes made to the budget during negotiations. The amendment failed 47 to 61 in the House on June 11, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mickey Mortimer (R) on June 11, 2003, to appropriate an additional $10,000 to give prepaid phone to Michigan military reservists deployed overseas on active duty. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 11, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Nofs (R) on June 11, 2003, to appropriate an additional $10,000 to give prepaid phone to Michigan National Guard troops deployed overseas on active duty. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 11, 2003.
• Passed 107 to 1 in the House on June 11, 2003, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 330 .) This appropriates $102.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $103.1 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $36.6 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $40.0 million. This department operates programs intended to benefit state veterans, including the operation of two veterans’ homes, and also has the mission of ensuring the preparedness of the Michigan National Guard. 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 June 17, 2003.
• Failed 0 to 37 in the Senate on June 17, 2003, to concur with a House-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 House on June 18, 2003.
• Passed 106 to 1 in the House on July 16, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 330 .) This appropriates $102.8 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $103.1 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $37.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $40.0 million. This department operates programs intended to benefit state veterans, including the operation of two veterans’ homes, and also has the mission of ensuring the preparedness of the Michigan National Guard. General Fund appropriations in the conference report are $1.2 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor. 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 June 24, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on July 15, 2003, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 330 .) This appropriates $102.8 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $103.1 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $37.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $40.0 million. This department operates programs intended to benefit state veterans, including the operation of two veterans’ homes, and also has the mission of ensuring the preparedness of the Michigan National Guard. General Fund appropriations in the conference report are $1.2 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor. 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"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 8, 2003.