Public Act 24 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. George Cushingberry (D) on February 17, 2009, to provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 17, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D) on April 2, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises fund sources and line items in the 2008-2009 budget. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 2, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D) on April 2, 2009, to remove a provision from the committee substitute that would have trimmed $20 million from welfare day care subsidies to account for projected caseload declines. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 2, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on April 2, 2009, to enact 5 percent across-the-board cuts in general fund spending contained in the (current) Fiscal Year 2008-2009 budget. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 2, 2009.
• Passed 104 to 6 in the House on April 2, 2009, to reduce various general fund spending items already appropriated in the 2008-2009 budget, and appropriate some $16.7 million in federal "stimulus" money to replace some of that. Among other things the bill would use "stimulus" money to replace state general fund money in a program that assists counties in enforcing child support orders.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 21, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 21, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 7, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 7, 2009, to replace the House-passed version of the bill with one that instead has cuts to the Judiciary and legislative branches. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 7, 2009.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on May 7, 2009, to reduce appropriations for the Judiciary by 4 percent, and cut $1.2 million from House operations, $971,300 from Senate operations, and another $2 million from various legislative agencies.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 7, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed 105 to 3 in the House on May 7, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 12, 2009.