2004 Senate Bill 1076

Reorganize Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency

Introduced in the Senate

March 4, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R-17)

To allow the Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency (DWCCMH) to be reorganized as an independent authority separate from Wayne County (and separate from the county's budget. The DWCCMH annually serves some 75,000 mentally ill and disabled people, and spends about $530 million, more than $500 million of which is state and federal Medicaid dollars.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 20, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

April 22, 2004

Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)

Received in the House

April 22, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Dec. 8, 2004

Amendment offered by Rep. William O'Neil (D-14)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5630, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5630 proposes a different Wayne County mental health agency restructuring scheme.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R-83)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. William O'Neil (D-14)

To tie-bar this bill to ones that propose a different Wayne County mental health agency restructuring scheme, meaning this bill could not become law unless those ones did also.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Ehardt (R-83)

To require a board with 13 members, rather than 12, with six appointed by the Detroit mayor, and seven by the Wayne County executive.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Fran Amos (R-43)

To repeal a law that requires a community mental health services program in a charter county with a city having a population of at least 500,000, six of the 12 board members be appointed by the city's chief executive officerand six members by the county's chief executive officer.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 60 to 39 (details)

To require the Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency (DWCCMH) to be reorganized as an independent authority separate from Wayne County (and separate from the county's budget. The DWCCMH annually serves some 75,000 mentally ill and disabled people, and spends about $530 million, more than $500 million of which is state and federal Medicaid dollars.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 9, 2004

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 25 to 11 (details)

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 28, 2004