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 Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.   Official Text and Analysis.

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

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 analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency”>analysis from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.