2003 House Bill 4390 / Public Act 154

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R-39)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 9, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

April 10, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which expresses differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm regarding certain details of this budget. See House-passed version for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Scott Shackleton (R-107)

To instruct the Department of Corrections to find ways to identify prisoners who abuse the availability of off-site medical services and transportation to them, and take steps to limit this.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jack Brandenburg (R-24)

To cut $17 million from the $34 million proposed for prison academic and vocational programs.

The amendment failed 52 to 42 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Jack Brandenburg (R-24)

To cut $8.5 million from the $34 million proposed for prison academic and vocational programs. The amendment inserts “intent of the legislature” language that the money should be used to support public schools and colleges instead.

The amendment passed 61 to 37 (details)

Passed in the House 92 to 13 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4414">House Bill 4414 </a>.) Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the Senate

April 22, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 12, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

June 17, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the House version of this budget with a Senate version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. The Senate version adds back an $8.5 million cut by the House in funding for prison academic and vocational programs. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4414">House Bill 4414 </a>.) Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the House

June 17, 2003

June 19, 2003

Failed in the House 0 to 103 (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.

Received in the Senate

June 24, 2003

Received in the House

June 24, 2003

In the Senate

July 16, 2003

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4414">House Bill 4414 </a>.) This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. These are the amounts originally recommended by the governor. Prison academic and vocational programs are funded at $32.6 million, a cut of $3.5 million. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/4964">Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

In the House

July 16, 2003

Passed in the House 99 to 8 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 8, 2003