Public Act 345 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R) on March 3, 2004, to provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Senate Republican version of a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 30, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 31, 2004. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 31, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on March 31, 2004, to add $5 million for prisoner academic and vocational programs. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on March 31, 2004.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on March 31, 2004, to add $5.2 million in prisoner drug treatment, for a total of $20 million. The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 31, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on March 31, 2004, to add $5.8 million for prisoner Hepatitis C testing and treatment. The amendment failed 16 to 20 in the Senate on March 31, 2004.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Passed 21 to 15 in the Senate on March 31, 2004, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1037 .) This appropriates $1.801 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.721 billion, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $1.722 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004. The Senate version authorizes approximately $20 million less in gross spending than the governor recommended, with less for prisoner education, drug treatment, Hepatitis C health care, travel expenses, and others. 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 March 31, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 31, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on June 8, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 9, 2004, 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 9, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D) on June 9, 2004, to add $250,000 for prisoner substance abuse (drug) testing and treatment. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Triette Reeves (D) on June 9, 2004, to add $1.15 million for prisoner hepatitis C testing and treatment. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D) on June 9, 2004, to add $2.5 million for prisoner academic and vocational education programs. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D) on June 9, 2004, to add $1.4 million for prison clinics. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Leon Drolet (R) on June 9, 2004, to cut $9.2 million from prisoner academic and vocational education programs. The amendment failed 38 to 65 in the House on June 9, 2004.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Ward (R) on June 9, 2004, to cut $1 million from prisoner substance abuse (drug) testing and treatment. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 9, 2004.
• Passed 99 to 4 in the House on June 9, 2004, the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is Senate Bill 1037 .) This appropriates $1.784 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004. Of this, $1.711 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $1.632 billion. The House version authorizes approximately $37 million less in gross spending than the governor recommended, and adds $8.6 million more than the Senate for prisoner education, drug treatment, and Hepatitis C health care. It does not include the cuts proposed by House Bill 5527. 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 10, 2004.
• Failed 0 to 37 in the Senate on June 15, 2004, 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 29, 2004.
• Passed 89 to 14 in the House on September 9, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.783 billion in gross spending (including state restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $1.705 billion in FY 2003-2004. Of this, $1.708 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004.
• Passed 33 to 2 in the Senate on September 8, 2004, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.783 billion in gross spending (including state restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $1.705 billion in FY 2003-2004. Of this, $1.708 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2004.