Public Act 145 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Hansen Clarke (D) on March 2, 2005, the executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.1 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $38.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 2, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 14, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 15, 2005, to replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items and funding sources. Among these, the Senate would require the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes to privatize services, realizing $4 million in savings. However, the bill concurs with the Governor's proposal to close armories in Charlotte, Lansing, Manistique, Menominee, Saginaw and Three Rivers. For much more detail see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency”>analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 15, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Irma Clark-Coleman (D) and Sen. Michael Prusi (D) on June 15, 2005, to strip out a requirement that the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes privatize services. This budget assumes $4 million in savings from the privatization. The amendment failed in the Senate (16 to 22) on June 15, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Prusi (D) on June 15, 2005, to prohibit privatizing services at state veterans' homes unless the action saves more than 5 percent. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 15, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on June 15, 2005, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.9 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $37.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. The budget requires that require the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes privatize services, realizing $4 million in savings. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 16, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on June 16, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on June 28, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 28, 2005, to replace the Senate-passed version of this budget with one that “strips” all actual appropriations. See House-passed version for explanation. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 28, 2005.
• Passed in the House (101 to 0) on June 28, 2005, to send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations, leaving it in its original form as a "template" or "placeholder." This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 29, 2005.
• Failed in the Senate (0 to 35) on June 30, 2005, 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 13, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 1) on September 15, 2005, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.7 million in gross spending, compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $37.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. The conference report removes Senate-passed provisions requiring privatizing Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes services, which would have saved $4 million. It generally follows the original executive recommendation for this bugget, including closing six armories around the state. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on September 13, 2005.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on September 21, 2005, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.7 million in gross spending, compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $37.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. The conference report removes Senate-passed provisions requiring privatizing Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes services, which would have saved $4 million. It generally follows the original executive recommendation for this bugget, including closing six armories around the state. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2005.