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• Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on February 18, 2009, to provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department Of Energy, Labor And Economic Growth budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 18, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 1, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 1, 2009, to adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on April 1, 2009, to require the department to make quarterly reports to the legislature on the state unemployment bureau's automated response system, and require the department to make improvements to the system. In 2009 there were widespread reports of a semi-breakdown in the system. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D) on April 1, 2009, to add $15 million recommended by the Governor for a "No Worker Left Behind" job training program. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on April 1, 2009, to strip out a provision that would prohibit the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation from implementing prohibitions on the use of credit scoring in establishing insurance premiums by insurance companies unless the legislature enacts a statute that authorizes a credit score ban. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on April 1, 2009, to strip out a provision that would prohibit the department from spending money to develop or promulgate workplace ergonomics regulations more stringent that federal ones. The amendment failed 17 to 20 in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas, III (D) on April 1, 2009, to strip out a $500,000 line item for "agriculture econnomic development" grants to "foster and promote growth in the food and agriculture sector". The amendment failed 11 to 26 in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason (D) on April 1, 2009, to establish as "the intent of the legislature" that the amount of dependent benefits offered to unemployment claimants be increased from $6 per dependent to $20 per dependent. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on April 1, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Passed 21 to 16 in the Senate on April 1, 2009, the Senate version of the Department Of Energy, Labor And Economic Growth budget. This would appropriate $1.432 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.387 billion, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $64.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $73.5 million. Another $399.8 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $386.9 million the previous year, and $917.3 million is from federal funds.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 1, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on April 1, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 23, 2009, to replace the Senate version of this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see details see the analysis from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Richard Hammel (D) on June 23, 2009, to revising the funding source for the Liquor Control Commission budget. This relates to a controversy about new license fees that would come from a proposal to allow some bars to stay open until 4:00 a.m. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on June 23, 2009, to revising the funding source for the Liquor Control Commission budget. This relates to a controversy about new license fees that would come from a proposal to allow some bars to stay open until 4:00 a.m. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on June 23, 2009, to revising the funding source for the Liquor Control Commission budget. This relates to a controversy about new license fees that would come from a proposal to allow some bars to stay open until 4:00 a.m. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on June 23, 2009, to establish as the "intent of the legislature" that individual budget line items be "unrolled" into their many sub-components, rather than aggregated in general categories. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on June 23, 2009, to establish civil service hiring freeze, with the state budget director able to make exceptions. Also, to prohibit more than one department employee from traveling to out-of-state seminars or conferences, with some exceptions. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R) on June 23, 2009, to establish as the "intent of the legislature" that federal "stimulus" money not be incorporated in the funding "base" on which future appropriations for various programs are based, and also that "stimulus" money be allocated in separate line items, and posted on the internet. Also, to require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, with the purpose of each (a "check register"). The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Richard Hammel (D) on June 23, 2009, to partly shift the source of various speding areas from general fund money to money from various state "restricted funds," which hold money from particular fees and taxes. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Richard Hammel (D) on June 23, 2009, to add $100 "points of difference" between the Senate-passed version in various spending items, which leaves these items open to further negotiation in a House-Senate conference committee. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Richard Hammel (D) on June 23, 2009, to require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, with the purpose of each (a "check register"), but not spend more than $10,000 to do so. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 23, 2009.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on June 23, 2009, the House version of the Department Of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth budget. This would appropriate $1.412 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.387 billion, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $45.7 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $73.5 million. Another $400.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $386.9 million the previous year, and $916.4 million is from federal funds.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 24, 2009.
• Failed 1 to 34 in the Senate on June 24, 2009, 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 Senate on September 24, 2009, the House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department Of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth budget. This would appropriate $1.424 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.387 billion, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $55.1 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $73.5 million. $400.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $386.9 million the previous year. $429 million in federal "stimulus" money in earlier versions of this budget is removed, and will be used for other state spending instead. Passed 21 to 16 in the Senate on September 24, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 25, 2009. Passed 94 to 14 in the House on September 25, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 30, 2009.
  • Motion in the Senate on September 30, 2009, to give the bill immediate effect, without which the budget will not go into effect until April 1, 2010. A two-thirds majority is required. The motion failed 21 to 16 in the Senate on September 30, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 29, 2009.
• Received in the Senate on February 9, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 9, 2010.