2011 Senate Bill 175

Appropriations: 2011-2012 Department of Energy, Labor And Economic Growth

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 22, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R-28)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Department of Energy, Labor And Economic Growth budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 26, 2011

Reported without amendment

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

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/2011-2012/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2011-SFA-0175-F.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 Department of Labor and Economic Growth. This would appropriate $1.272 billion in gross spending, compared to $1.278 billion the previous year. Of this, $43.5 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $55.1 million. $839 million is from federal funds, and another $359.3 million is from earmarked state tax and fee revenue ("restricted fund" money).

Received in the House

April 27, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 12, 2011

Substitute offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R-40)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

To "adopt" a version of this budget, but in fact replace all the appropriations with $100 "placeholders." This is essentially a means for sending the budget to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Received in the Senate

May 12, 2011

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

Failed in the Senate 0 to 38 (details)

May 25, 2011

Received

Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the 2011-2012 Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs budget. This would appropriate $811.5 million in gross spending to this newly-created department, which consolidaties the state business-related regulatory regimes. Of this, $31.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues, $365.7 million is from federal funds, and another $388.8 million is from earmarked state tax and fee revenue ("restricted fund" money).

Received in the House

May 25, 2011