2004 Senate Bill 1064 / Public Act 345

Appropriations: 2005 prison budget

Introduced in the Senate

March 3, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R-13)

To provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Senate Republican version of a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 30, 2004

Reported without amendment

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

March 31, 2004

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D-10)

To add $5 million for prisoner academic and vocational programs.

The amendment failed 16 to 21 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D-10)

To add $5.2 million in prisoner drug treatment, for a total of $20 million.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D-2)

To add $5.8 million for prisoner Hepatitis C testing and treatment.

The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-1037">Senate Bill 1037 </a>.) This appropriates $1.801 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.721 billion, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $1.722 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004. The Senate version authorizes approximately $20 million less in gross spending than the governor recommended, with less for prisoner education, drug treatment, Hepatitis C health care, travel expenses, and others. 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

March 31, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 8, 2004

Reported without amendment

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

June 9, 2004

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 by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To add $250,000 for prisoner substance abuse (drug) testing and treatment.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Triette Reeves (D-10)

To add $1.15 million for prisoner hepatitis C testing and treatment.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-6)

To add $2.5 million for prisoner academic and vocational education programs.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To add $1.4 million for prison clinics.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Leon Drolet (R-33)

To cut $9.2 million from prisoner academic and vocational education programs.

The amendment failed 38 to 65 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

To cut $1 million from prisoner substance abuse (drug) testing and treatment.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 99 to 4 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-1037">Senate Bill 1037 </a>.) This appropriates $1.784 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004. Of this, $1.711 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $1.632 billion. The House version authorizes approximately $37 million less in gross spending than the governor recommended, and adds $8.6 million more than the Senate for prisoner education, drug treatment, and Hepatitis C health care. It does not include the cuts proposed by <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-HB-5527">House Bill 5527</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

June 10, 2004

June 15, 2004

Failed in the Senate 0 to 37 (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.

Received in the House

June 29, 2004

Received in the Senate

June 30, 2004

Sept. 8, 2004

Passed in the Senate 33 to 2 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.783 billion in gross spending (including state restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $1.705 billion in FY 2003-2004. Of this, $1.708 billion will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to $1.609 billion in FY 2003-2004.

In the House

Sept. 9, 2004

Passed in the House 89 to 14 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 28, 2004