2005 Senate Bill 280 / Public Act 159

Appropriations: 2005-2006 State Police 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 state police budget. This appropriates $544.0 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $443.0 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $238.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $244.3 million, and $107.9 million will come from state restricted funds. 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. For much more detail see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/senate/pdf/2005-SFA-0280-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 Sen. Michael Prusi (D-38)

To shift money appropriated for other purposes to keep the State Police post in Iron River open. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed closing this post, and this budget concurs.

The amendment failed 19 to 19 (details)

Amendment offered by Sens. Deborah Cherry (D-26) and Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To shift money appropriated for other purposes to keep open State Police posts that Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed closing. These are posts in Grand Haven, Groveland Township in Oakland County, and Iron River.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sens. Deborah Cherry (D-26) and Deborah Cherry (D-26)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 34 to 4 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 state police budget. This appropriates $543.5 million in unadjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars), compared to $443.0 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $234.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $244.3 million, and $107.9 million will come from state restricted funds. The budget concurs with Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s to close posts in Grand Haven, Groveland Township in Oakland County, and Iron River.

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 106 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. 28, 2005

Failed in the Senate 0 to 37 (details)

In the House

Sept. 28, 2005

Passed in the House 64 to 41 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005-2006 state police budget. This appropriates $550.8 million in gross spending, compared to $443.0 million, which was the FY 2004-2005 amount enrolled in 2004. Of this, $234.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2004-2005 amount of $225.3 million, and $106.2 million will come from state restricted funds. The budget concurs with Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s executive budget recommendation to close posts in Grand Haven, Groveland Township in Oakland County, and Iron River.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 28, 2005

Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 30, 2005