2005 Senate Bill 277 / Public Act 145

Appropriations: 2005-2006 Military Affairs budget

Introduced in the Senate

March 2, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Hansen Clarke (D-1)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.1 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $38.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 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.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 14, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 15, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items and funding sources. Among these, the Senate would require the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes to privatize services, realizing $4 million in savings. However, the bill concurs with the Governor's proposal to close armories in Charlotte, Lansing, Manistique, Menominee, Saginaw and Three Rivers. For much more detail see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/senate/pdf/2005-SFA-0277-F.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency”>analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sens. Michael Prusi (D-38) and Michael Prusi (D-38)

To strip out a requirement that the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes privatize services. This budget assumes $4 million in savings from the privatization.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Prusi (D-38)

To prohibit privatizing services at state veterans' homes unless the action saves more than 5 percent.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.9 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $37.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. The budget requires that require the Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes privatize services, realizing $4 million in savings.

Received in the House

June 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 28, 2005

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-passed version of this budget with one that “strips” all actual appropriations. See House-passed version for explanation.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 101 to 0 (details)

To send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations, leaving it in its original form as a "template" or "placeholder." This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.

Received in the Senate

June 29, 2005

June 30, 2005

Failed in the Senate 0 to 35 (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.

Sept. 13, 2005

Received

Received in the House

Sept. 13, 2005

In the Senate

Sept. 15, 2005

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 Department of Military Affairs budget. This appropriates $117.7 million in gross spending, compared to $110.7 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $37.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $37.3 million. The conference report removes Senate-passed provisions requiring privatizing Grand Rapids and Jacobetti veterans' homes services, which would have saved $4 million. It generally follows the original executive recommendation for this bugget, including closing six armories around the state.

In the House

Sept. 21, 2005

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 28, 2005