Public Act 123 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Gary McDowell (D) on February 28, 2007, the executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2008 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $11.538 billion in gross spending, compared to $11.196 billion, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.440 billion is federal money, compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.042 billion, and $5.098 billion is from state tax and other revenues, compared to $5.154 billion enrolled the previous year. Note: Gov. Jenifer Granholm’s executive budget recommendations are premised on the legislature adopting a 2 percent tax on services which along with other tax increases and a proposed reduction in business taxes represents a net tax hike of approximately $1 billion.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 28, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on June 28, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 28, 2007, to replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For much more detail see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D) on June 28, 2007, to approve service expansion requests of Medicaid-contracted HMOs that can demonstrate adequate provider network capacity to serve the Medicaid population in the proposed service expansion area. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2007.
• Passed 59 to 50 in the House on June 28, 2007, the House version of the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $11.879 billion in gross spending, compared to $11.196 billion, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.600 billion is federal money, compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.042 billion, and $5.239 billion is from state tax and other revenues, compared to $5.154 billion enrolled the previous year. $8.5 billion of the spending is on Medicaid, up $667 million from the previous year. Like other House budgets and those proposed by the governor, this one is premised on passage of tax hikes of between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion. It adds $341 million to spending proposed by the governor.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on July 17, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 17, 2007.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 6, 2007, to adopt a version of the bill that essentially strips out all of the appropriations of the House-passed version, which is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 6, 2007.
• Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate on September 6, 2007, to send the Department of Community Health budget back to the House "stripped" of all actual appropriations, and $100 “placeholders” in their place. These and some changes in the remaining “boilerplate” language prescribing policies the department must follow establish “points of difference” with the Senate version, the presence of which makes them subjects for negotiation between the bodies. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 6, 2007, 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. Failed 0 to 107 in the House on September 6, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 11, 2007.
• Passed 81 to 28 in the House on October 29, 2007, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $12.048 billion in gross spending, compared to $11.196 billion, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.708 billion is federal money, compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.042 billion, and $5.340 billion is from state tax and other revenues, compared to $5.154 billion enrolled the previous year. $8.535 billion of the spending is for Medicaid.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 12, 2007.
• Passed 35 to 3 in the Senate on October 30, 2007, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $12.048 billion in gross spending, compared to $11.196 billion, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.708 billion is federal money, compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.042 billion, and $5.340 billion is from state tax and other revenues, compared to $5.154 billion enrolled the previous year. $8.535 billion of the spending is for Medicaid.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 31, 2007.