2008 House Bill 5816 / Public Act 261

Appropriations: 2008-2009 General Government budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 26, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-6)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. This would appropriate $3.146 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.123 billion, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $681.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $660.9 million. Another $1.714 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.703 billion the previous year. $1.091 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $1.072 billion the previous year.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 20, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To adopt the version of this budget reported by the House Appropriations Committee. This version was defeated in favor of that contains additional minor revisions.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-6)

To replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see the House-passed version, and for detail see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/htm/2007-HLA-5816-4.htm">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 48 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. This would appropriate $3.151 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.123 billion, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007, and $50 million more than recommended by Gov. Granholm. Of this, $659.6 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $660.9 million. Another $1.715 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.703 billion the previous year. $1.091 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $1.072 billion the previous year.

Motion by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion failed 59 to 47 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 25, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 27, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

May 28, 2008

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/Senate/htm/2007-SFA-5816-F.htm">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-6)

To add $16.1 million to state revenue sharing payments to local governments.

The amendment failed 19 to 18 (details)

Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. This would appropriate $3.147 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.123 billion, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $668.6 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $660.9 million. Another $1.704 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.703 billion the previous year. $1.075 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $1.072 billion the previous year.

Received in the House

June 3, 2008

June 12, 2008

Failed in the House 0 to 106 (details)

To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

July 23, 2008

Received

Passed in the House 72 to 32 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. This would appropriate $3.158 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.123 billion, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007 (most of the increase is due to functions previously funded in other department budgets). Of this, $668.1 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $660.9 million. Another $1.709 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.703 billion the previous year. $1.085 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $1.072 billion the previous year. The budget also shifts $65 million of tobacco lawsuit revenue to the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>”.

Received in the Senate

July 24, 2008

Passed in the Senate 29 to 0 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 5, 2008