2007 House Bill 4884 / Public Act 50

Revise tobacco lawsuit money distribution

Introduced in the House

June 7, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-9)

To clarify that the $415 million borrowed against future tobacco lawsuit settlement proceeds as part of the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-SB-436">deal</a> to borrow and shift funds to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 budget, is not to be credited to the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, but to cover the other spending enabled by the deal. The bill was introduced because the legislative "vehicle" for the deficit financing of current year spending was a bill amending the 2006 law authorizing $400 million in borrowing for the the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 14, 2007

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the House 78 to 28 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 19, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 26, 2007

Reported without amendment

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

June 27, 2007

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that also authorizes transferring $50 million from the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program to the general fund as part of the current year budget deal.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Schauer (D-19)

To require that in 2016, $30 million be transferred from the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program to the general fund.

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 17 (details)

To clarify that the $415 million borrowed against future tobacco lawsuit settlement proceeds as part of the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-SB-436">deal</a> to borrow and shift funds to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 budget, is not to be credited to the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, but to cover the other spending enabled by the deal. The bill was introduced because the legislative "vehicle" for the deficit financing of current year spending was a bill amending the 2006 law authorizing $400 million in borrowing for the the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program. The bill also authorizes transferring $50 million from that subsidy fund to the general fund as part of the current year budget deal.

Received in the House

June 27, 2007

June 28, 2007

Amendment offered by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-9)

To require that in 2016, $30 million be transferred from the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program to the general fund.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 74 to 33 (details)

To clarify that the $415 million borrowed against future tobacco lawsuit settlement proceeds as part of the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-SB-436">deal</a> to borrow and shift funds to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 budget, is not to be credited to the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund, but to cover the other spending enabled by the deal. The bill was introduced because the legislative "vehicle" for the deficit financing of current year spending was a bill amending the 2006 law authorizing $400 million in borrowing for the the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program. The bill also authorizes transferring $50 million from that subsidy fund to the general fund as part of the current year budget deal, and places in statute that $30 million be returned in 2016 (assuming a succeeding legislature does not change that).

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Passed in the Senate 31 to 1 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 13, 2007