Public Act 278 of 2011

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• Introduced by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on September 27, 2011, to provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2011-2012.This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 27, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on October 12, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on October 18, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing actual appropriations. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on October 18, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Brandon Dillon (D) on October 18, 2011, to allow the Michigan Legislature to be a member of the center-left National Conference of State Legislatures and some other named organizations, but not the center-right American Legislative Exchange Council. Under current law, $141,500 is authorized for dues to unspecified "national associations," which may include both NCSL and ALEC. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on October 18, 2011.
• Passed 103 to 5 in the House on October 19, 2011, to appropriate an extra $320.4 million for two items. The first is $119 million that is nearly all federal money for a program to provide incentive payments to health care providers and facilities to adopt state-approved electronic health care record systems. The second appropriates the money from a new 1 percent tax on health insurance claims designed to “game” the federal Medicaid system to get higher federal payments to Michigan’s medical welfare system.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on October 20, 2011.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on October 20, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 8, 2011, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on November 8, 2011, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that adds some new spending items, including $9.8 million from a federal grant to create a state "Obamacare exchange". The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 8, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D) on November 10, 2011, to replace $41.6 million previously appropriated for community colleges from the state "school aid fund" with the same amount from the state general fund. The amendment failed 13 to 23 in the Senate on November 10, 2011.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Howard Walker (R) on November 10, 2011, to revise details of an appropriation of private money for a study on the state's early childhood education programs. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 10, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Morris Hood, III (D) on November 10, 2011, to strip out a $200,000 appropriation for a "student growth and assessment tool and evaluation tool" related to recently passed teacher tenure law reforms. The amendment failed 11 to 25 in the Senate on November 10, 2011.
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• Passed 28 to 8 in the Senate on November 10, 2011, to appropriate an extra $366.3 million for several items, including $9.8 million from a federal grant to create a state “Obamacare exchange” to administer federal “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” subsidies. Also included is $119 million that is nearly all federal money for incentive payments to health care providers and facilities to adopt state-approved electronic health care record systems. The bill also appropriates the money from a new 1 percent tax on health insurance claims designed to “game” the federal Medicaid system to get higher federal payments to Michigan’s medical welfare system, and additonal amounts for related items.
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• Received in the House on November 10, 2011.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on December 13, 2011, to adopt a version of the bill that strips-out some of the spending items passed by the Senate; see Dec. 13 House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) on December 13, 2011, to add more money for Medicaid "primary care" subsidies. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal, Jr. (D) on December 13, 2011, to give Detroit $220 million, which is the amount needed to cover the city's deficit spending. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Alberta Tinsley Talabi (D) on December 13, 2011, to add $1.5 million to tear down abandoned buildings near Detroit schools. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joan Bauer (D) on December 13, 2011, to add $8.6 million to subsidize graduate medical education programs. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright (D) on December 13, 2011, to add $1.5 million for subsidies for "independent living" programs. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2011.
• Passed 101 to 7 in the House on December 13, 2011, to appropriate an extra $351.7 million for several items, including $119 million in mostly federal money for incentive payments to health care providers and facilities to adopt state-approved electronic health care record systems, and $201 million from a new 1 percent tax on health insurance claims designed to “game” the federal Medicaid system to get higher federal payments to Michigan’s medical welfare system, and additonal amounts for related items. The House removed $9.8 million added by the Senate to create a state “Obamacare exchange” to administer “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” subsidies, $8.6 million added to subsidize doctor training programs, around $20 million added for other Medicaid-related disbursements, plus lesser amounts for other state programs.
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• Received in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Morris Hood, III (D) on December 14, 2011, to increase spending on a "hospital services and therapy" line item. The amendment failed 11 to 26 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory (D) on December 14, 2011, to increase spending on a "hospital services and therapy" line item, and also add $8.6 million to subsidize graduate medical education programs. The amendment failed 13 to 24 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on December 14, 2011, to add $206,700 in spending for a government "Asian Pacific American affairs" commission. The amendment failed 11 to 25 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. Virgil Smith, Jr. (D) on December 14, 2011, to add extra spending for "precollege engineering programs" in high schools. The amendment failed 16 to 21 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason (D) on December 14, 2011, to add $1.5 million to increase subsidies for independent living programs for disabled persons. The amendment passed 20 to 17 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Moved to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on December 14, 2011, to reconsider the vote by which the Gleason amendment was adopted. The motion passed 25 to 12 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Motion in the Senate on December 14, 2011, to adopt the amendment by Sen. Gleason, adding $1.5 million to increase subsidies for independent living programs for disabled persons. The motion failed 18 to 19 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D) on December 14, 2011, to increase spending on welfare clothing subsidies. The amendment failed 11 to 26 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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  • Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason (D) on December 14, 2011, to increase spending on subsidies for "independent living" programs for disabled persons. The amendment failed 15 to 22 in the Senate on December 14, 2011.
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• Passed 20 to 17 in the Senate on December 14, 2011, to concur with the version of the bill passed by the House on Dec. 13, which stripped-out the $9.8 million appropriation for a state “Obamacare exchange” to administer “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” subsidies, plus other extra spending items added by the Senate.
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• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 19, 2011.