2009 House Bill 5403 / 2010 Public Act 2

Appropriations: Supplemental budget

Introduced in the House

Sept. 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental school aid appropriation for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. Note: This would accommodate proposals to adopt a budget that includes no taxes before the fiscal year begins, while then passing tax hikes and supplemental budgets to spend them afterwards.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 24, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

Sept. 30, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that uses this as "vehicle" to undo the elimination of the "Promise Grant" or Merit Award scholarships included in the final version of the 2009-2010 Higher Education budget. The bill would authorize $120 million in spending beyond the caps agreed to by House Speaker Andy Dillon and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would authorize additional spending beyond the caps agreed to by House Speaker Andy Dillon and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop. See House-passed version.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To add $2.02 million in additional Medicaid funding.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 66 to 42 (details)

To undo various elements of the spending caps agreed to by House Speaker Andy Dillon and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, and included in final apprpropriations bills that passed the House and Senate. Among the bill's $434 million additional spending is $120 million for the "Promise Grant" or Merit Award scholarships eliminated under the agreements, $73 million more for revenue sharing to local governments, $236 million more for Medicaid programs and provider reimbursements, and $4 million for libraries.

Motion by Rep. Dave Hildenbrand (R-86)

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. After a voice vote was ordered on the same motion by a member of the majority this member of the miniority made the motion in order to require a roll call vote, in which the two-thirds requirement was unlikely to be met.

The motion failed 66 to 42 (details)

Received in the Senate

Oct. 13, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Jan. 14, 2010

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not reverse certain budget cuts, but instead uses the bill as a "vehicle" to appropriate some federal money.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To appropriate $8.9 million of federal money for various grants and programs, including local government brownfield cleanup projects; training counselors to direct low income college students to various government subsidies; and for certain business subsidies to firms selected by an operation run by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and the "Detroit Renaissance" organization.

Received in the House

Jan. 19, 2010

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which removed the House-passed provisions and appropriates $8.9 million of mostly federal money for various grants and programs, including local government brownfield cleanup projects; training counselors to direct low income college students to various government subsidies; and for certain business subsidies to firms selected by an operation run by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and the "Detroit Renaissance" organization.

Passed in the House 107 to 1

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Jan. 25, 2010