2004 Senate Bill 1079

Reorganize Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency

Introduced in the Senate

March 4, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R-13)

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 this bill to one that proposes a different Wayne County mental health agency restructuring scheme, meaning this bill could not become law unless that one did also.

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

Passed in the House 59 to 39 (details)

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.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 9, 2004

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

Passed in the Senate 24 to 12 (details)

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 28, 2004