2003 House Bill 4392 / Public Act 159

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 Community Health 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 2, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

April 3, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with the House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. See House-passed version for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gretchen Whitmer (D-69)

To replace a $60 million transfer to this budget from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, which the bill would replace with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed reducing the scholarships to $500, and using the savings to fund this budget.

The amendment failed 45 to 62 (details)

Passed in the House 63 to 44 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.078 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.648 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The House struck out a $60 million transfer from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, replacing this with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-4413">House Bill 4413 </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 17, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

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

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To transfer $60 million from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund to this budget, replacing General Fund dollars now used in the budget. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget, but the House and Senate versions of this budget do not include the tobacco money transfer.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R-29)

To appropriate funding for the "Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly" (PACE) in Kent, Barry, and Ionia counties, contingent on the availability of certain federal money. The program provides managed care benefits for the frail elderly, provided by a not-for-profit agency.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.146 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.583 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The Senate and the House versions both strike out a $60 million transfer to this budget from the tobacco lawsuit settlement fund, replacing this with General Fund dollars. The tobacco money is currently used to fund the $2,500 Merit Award college scholarship program. Gov. Jennifer Granholm had proposed reducing the scholarships to $500 and using the savings to fund this budget. The SeMuch 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 19, 2003

Failed in the House 1 to 101 (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 Community Health budget. This appropriates $9.417 billion in gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $9.730 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount passed by the legislature in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $2.561 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $2.477 billion. The conference report does not include a $60 million transfer to this budget from the Merit Award scholarships. It does contain a $50 million in federal money for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), which is on the verge of bankruptcy, and a $59 million increase in state mental health programs the governor had recommended. Gross spending in the conference report is $369 million above the amount originally recommended by the governor, and General Fund spending is $22 million less, most of which is due to federal Medicaid money sent to the states as part of the 2003 Bush tax cut deal. 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 106 to 2 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 13, 2003

Received in the House

Aug. 13, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations