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2007 House Bill 4847: Transfer transportation money to general fund
Public Act 346 of 2008
Introduced by Rep. Morris Hood, III D- on May 24, 2007
To transfer from $19 million in license fee revenue from various transportation funds to the general fund in 2007 and 2008. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 24, 2007
Reported in the House on September 25, 2007
With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered in the House on September 25, 2007
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 in the House on September 25, 2007
Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Hune R- on September 25, 2007
To explicitly prohibit the issuance of a drivers license to an illegal alien.
Withdrawn by Rep. Joe Hune R- on December 13, 2007
Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman D- on December 13, 2007
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 in the House on December 13, 2007
Withdrawn by Rep. Steve Tobocman D- on December 13, 2007
After a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was adopted.
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 on January 9, 2008
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on January 9, 2008
Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2008
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on November 13, 2008
To update the bill to the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The original transfers were done in other bills.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 13, 2008
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 on November 13, 2008
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 23, 2008