2015 House Bill 4112 / Public Act 6

Revise current year state budget

Introduced in the House

Jan. 28, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Al Pscholka (R-79)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 13, 2015

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 17, 2015

Amendment offered by Rep. Al Pscholka (R-79)

To add $10 million to cover costs incurred by a statewide ballot initiative on May 5 that would increase the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Greimel (D-29)

To strip out a provision cutting $12 million out of the $50 million previously appropriated for subsidies to film producers this year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sam Singh (D-69)

To revise certain Medicaid fund shift and reductions triggered mostly by lower than expected caseloads.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Feb. 18, 2015

Passed in the House 66 to 44 (details)

To revise the current year state budget to reflect lower than expected welfare and Medicaid caseloads, and add additional spending in a number of areas due to increased federal and other revenues. Also, to reduce some state “general fund” spending to reflect lower than expected balances in this fund brought about by higher than expected payouts to corporations and developers who were granted selective “tax credit” deals by the previous administration. Among the cuts are $12 million out of the $50 million previously appropriated for subsidies to film producers this year. Finally, the bill adds $11.2 million to cover costs incurred by a statewide ballot initiative on May 5 that would increase the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent, and trigger additional tax increases that all told come to a $2 billion.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 19, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 26, 2015

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-11)

To spend $5 million on subsidies to hospitals for their medical intern programs. This amount was removed from the budget by an executive order that actually made most of the cuts and fund shifts this bill codifies.

The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-23)

To appropiate $1 million in spending for a study to determine how much money per student is needed for a public school to educate students sufficiently well to meet state graduation requirements. The study itself <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-SB-423">was authorized</a> in a 2014 lame duck legislative session, reportedly in return for Democratic votes on a sales tax increase that is part of a $2 billion tax hike for road repairs and other spending.

The amendment failed 12 to 25 (details)

Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)

To revise the current year state budget to reflect lower than expected welfare and Medicaid caseloads, and add additional spending in a number of areas due to increased federal and other revenues. Also, to reduce some state “general fund” spending to reflect lower than expected balances in this fund brought about by higher than expected payouts to corporations and developers who were granted selective “tax credit” deals by the previous administration. Among the cuts are $12 million out of the $50 million previously appropriated for subsidies to film producers this year. Finally, the bill adds $11.2 million to cover costs incurred by a statewide ballot initiative on May 5 that would increase the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent, and trigger additional tax increases that all told come to a $2 billion.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

March 10, 2015