2006 House Bill 5796

House Roll Call 872: Passed

The House-Senate conference report for the "omnibus" multidepartment Fiscal Year 2006-2007 budget, which authorizes spending for the Departments of Agriculture; History, Arts and Libraries; Human Services; Labor and Economic Growth; Military and Veterans Affairs; State Police; Transportation; the Strategic Fund; the Judiciary. It also contains the "General Government" budget, which includes the Departments of Civil Rights, Civil Service, Information Technology, Management and Budget, State, and Treasury, plus the Attorney General, Executive Office, and the Legislature. It also includes some supplemental FY 2005-2006 spending. All told this amounts to approximately $12.818 billion in adjusted gross spending. Notable features include no lifetime four-year cap on cash payments to able-bodied welfare recipients. Analysis from the non-partisan House and Senate Fiscal Agencies are <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2005-SFA-5796-R.pdf">here</a> and <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/House/pdf/2005-HLA-5796-8.pdf">here</a>.

99 Yeas / 3 Nays
Republican (55 Yeas / 1 Nay)
Democrat (44 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (5)