2007 House Bill 4847 / 2008 Public Act 346

Transfer transportation money to general fund

Introduced in the House

May 24, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Morris Hood (D-11)

To transfer from $19 million in license fee revenue from various transportation funds to the general fund in 2007 and 2008.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 25, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Amendment offered

To redirect drivers license fee revenue to the general fund for the previous fiscal year only, and not the current one.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Hune (R-47)

To explicitly prohibit the issuance of a drivers license to an illegal alien.

Consideration postponed

Dec. 13, 2007

Withdrawn by Rep. Joe Hune (R-47)

Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that is tie-barred to Senate Bill 295, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 794 reduces the amount of infrastructure project spending from the transportation economic development fund by $6 million in the Fiscal Year that ends Sept. 30, 2007.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Withdrawn by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

After a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was adopted.

Passed in the House 57 to 50 (details)

To transfer $6 million in license fee revenue from the Transportation Economic Development Fund to the general fund in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 9, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 17, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 13, 2008

Substitute offered

To update the bill to the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The original transfers were done in other bills.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 22 to 14 (details)

To transfer $6 million in license fee revenue from the Transportation Economic Development Fund to the general fund in the 2008-2009 fiscal year.

Received in the House

Nov. 13, 2008

Dec. 10, 2008

Passed in the House 59 to 46 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 23, 2008