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• Introduced by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on February 17, 2009, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Agriculture budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on October 29, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on October 29, 2009, to adopt a version with actual appropriations; see House-passed version. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on October 29, 2009, to strip out provisions stating that employees hired with federal "stimulus" money are temporary, requiring certain reporting of changes in "stimulus" money, and other related items. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on October 29, 2009, to authorize "escrowing" of casino tax money for thoroughbred racing subsidy programs if there are no races in 2009 or 2010. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
• Passed 105 to 1 in the House on October 29, 2009, to appropriate $7.8 million, mostly for various subsidies and supports for the horse racing industry that Gov. Jennifer Granholm line-item vetoed when she signed the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department of Agriculture budget, Senate Bill 237. The money comes from a tax on Detroit casinos, and the Governor had proposed using it to pay for other state spending. The bill also adds money for grain elevator inspections.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 5, 2009.
  • Motion by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on November 5, 2009. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 5, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on November 10, 2009.