2021 House Bill 4420

Authorize more spending in next fiscal year

Introduced in the House

March 2, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental appropriation bill for state revenue sharing payments to local governments in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2021. Note: The bill contains nominal appropriations only, but it proposes adding more spending to a budget that has not been written for a fiscal year that does not begin for another six months.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 29, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 13, 2021

Substitute offered by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mary Whiteford (R-80)

To give $5 million to a particular nonprofit mental health clinic operator.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Andrew Fink (R-58)

To appropriate $160 million for grants to hospitals.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-9)

To direct certain spending to a particular Wayne county elderly center.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-3)

To add $5 million for more air quality monitors in southeast Michigan.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Brenda Carter (D-29)

To appropriate an additional $10 million to COVID-19 medical debt relief program and $5 million for "vaccine awareness and outreach".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-41)

To appropriate an additional $300 million for certain government job training and career programs, $50 million for teacher, nurse, and police loan forgiveness, and $50 million for a college scholarship program.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Helena Scott (D-7)

To direct more spending to police training and body cameras, and to programs that divert mentally ill individuals who are arrested away from the criminal justice system.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tullio Liberati (D-13)

To direct more spending to broadband development subsidies and to water and sewer infrastructure projects.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Sowerby (D-31)

To appropriate $25 million for investigations of “public threats of mass violence, threats of insurrection,or interference with the activities of a democratically elected government," and additional money to the Secretary of State and local clerks for 2020 election expenses.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kevin Hertel (D-18)

To break a "tie-bar" that requires House Bill 4420 to become law if this bill does. HB 4420 would restrict a state “administrative board” from shuffling money appropriated for one purpose to something else.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rachel Hood (D-76)

To appropriate extra money for electric-powered school buses, certain local law enforcement and first responder training, and more.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To restrict certain State Police appropriations from being used for administrative costs.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Robert Bezotte (R-47)

To direct $10 million to outfit State Police and local police with body cameras.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Martin (R-48)

To direct additional dollars to police training and scholarships.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Timothy Beson (R-96)

To direct an additional $10 million to "community policing programs" as defined in the amendment.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ryan Berman (R-39)

To appropriate $5 million for "police signing bonuses".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Roth (R-104)

To appropriate $10 million for police "job shadowing" and related programs.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. TC Clements (R-56)

To appropriate $2.15 million for police "recruitment marketing".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Mueller (R-51)

To appropriate $7.5 million to "first responder and public safety staff mental health" programs.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 65 to 42 (details)

To appropriate $3.559 billion in supplemental spending in the current fiscal year, of which $2.293 billion is federal money. The money is spread throughout the state budget, in some places using federal epidemic relief and stimulus dollars to replace money from collected from Michigan taxpayers. The bill is also conditioned on the passage of House Bill 4669, which would create a "sinking fund" to repay road debt incurred by the Whitmer, Granholm and Engler administrations, and would appropriate $626 million for this purpose.

Received in the Senate

May 18, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations