Introduced
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To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 General Government 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
Substitute offered
To replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in Senate Bill 312, with a budget which expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items. Among other changes, the Senate version strips out an administration proposal to allow the departments to keep half of any appropriations not been spent at the end of the year as an incentive to cut costs, rather than having the funds lapse into the general fund, and also removes an unallocated "contingency fund" line item contained in the executive proposal for this and other departmental budgets. See Senate-passed version for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To not allow the Attorney General office to keep up to $800,000 it collects in prisoner reimbursement funds for other activities, but require that the money be turned over to the state general fund.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To insert $1 million in additional funding for the Department of Civil Rights, increasing its budget to $13.1 million, which was the amount proposed for this department in the executive proposal, but reduced by the Appropriations Committee.
The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)
Amendment offered
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To strip out a provision giving the Secretary of State and Attorney General offices greater flexibility than other departments in defining exceptions to a state hiring freeze.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 23 to 15 (details)
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-312">Senate Bill 312 </a>.) This would appropriate $2.221 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, plus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $2.326 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $358.8 million would come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $365.3 million. The Senate stripped out an administration proposal to allow the department to keep half of any appropriations not been spent at the end of the year as an incentive to cut costs, rather than having the funds lapse into the general fund, and also an unallocated "contingency fund" appropriation contained in the executive proposal for this and other departmental budgets. It also gives the Secretary of State and Attorney General offices greater flexibility than other departments in defining exceptions to a state hiring freeze. 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.
Amendment offered
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To insert $1 million in additional funding for the Department of Civil Rights, increasing its budget to $13.1 million, which was the amount proposed for this department in the executive proposal, but reduced by the Appropriations Committee. The money would come from Department of Treasury travel authorizations, and from Treasury and Department of Management and Budget administrative expense lines.
The amendment passed 36 to 0 (details)
Received
Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)
To pass the bill, after a motion to reconsider the previous final passage vote earlier in the day. The amendment to boost Civil Rights Department was approved after earlier final passage vote was taken.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the Senate version of this budget with a House version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To prohibit the promotion by the lottery of lottery club keno games.
The amendment failed 35 to 73 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require the Department of Management and Budget to file a report with the legislature with an organizational chart for each state department, and detailed information on each department's human resources office. The report would include recommendations for consolidating executive branch human resources functions into one department, with an estimate of the potential cost savings.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To add $150,000 for Attorney General operations.
The amendment passed 73 to 32 (details)
Amendment offered
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To prohibit any new income tax audits by the Department of Treasury until it fully complies with a state law which requires fair and courteous treatment of the public in compliance reviews, requires the publication of procedures governing communications with taxpayers in the audit and collection process, requires procedures and mandatory disclosures for informal conferences with taxpayers on an audit, prohibits employee collection goals or quotas, and more.
The amendment passed 108 to 0 (details)
Amendment offered
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To insert a $100 “point of difference” between the House and Senate versions of the bill on funding for attorney general child support enforcement activities. This keeps this item open for negotiations between the bodies in an expected conference committee on the differences between the House- and Senate-passed versions of this budget.
The amendment passed 98 to 10 (details)
Passed in the House 63 to 46 (details)
The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, Department of Information Technology, and Department of Treasury. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-312">Senate Bill 312 </a>.) This would appropriate $2.310 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, plus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $2.326 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $344.4 million would come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $365.3 million. The House agreed with the Senate version’s proposal to give the Secretary of State and Attorney General offices greater flexibility than other departments in defining exceptions to a state hiring freeze. 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.
Failed in the Senate 0 to 38 (details)
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.
Passed in the House 93 to 14 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Consumer and Industry Services budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-317">Senate Bill 317 </a>.) This appropriates $603.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $555.8 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $19.6 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $35.9 million. The budget retains funding for the Workers Compensation Appellate Commission, which hears appeals of workers' compensation cases, and which Governor Jennifer Granholm proposed eliminating, but reduces the number of members on the commission from seven to four. The budget shifts part of the funding for this department from the general fund to a number of new licensure fees which the legislature has approved. A provision added in the conference report grants $7 million to local governments to expand their assessment and collection of personal property tax, which is a tax on capital equipment owned by a business. 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.
Passed in the Senate 33 to 1 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Consumer and Industry Services budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-317">Senate Bill 317 </a>.) This appropriates $603.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $555.8 million, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $19.6 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002 of $35.9 million. The budget retains funding for the Workers Compensation Appellate Commission, which hears appeals of workers' compensation cases, and which Governor Jennifer Granholm proposed eliminating, but reduces the number of members on the commission from seven to four. The budget shifts part of the funding for this department from the general fund to a number of new licensure fees which the legislature has approved. 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.
