2008 Senate Bill 1111 / Public Act 279

Appropriations: Supplemental budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 13, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R-21)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 18, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To add actual appropriations to the previous "shell" bill introduced as a placeholder.

Consideration postponed

Passed in the Senate 30 to 6 (details)

To adopt a Fiscal Year 2007-2008 supplemental appropriations bill that shifts the source of previously appropriated funds between federal, state restricted and state general fund dollars. The bill also adds funding for various items including $4.5 million for the Detroit Zoo, $21.5 million for increased state employee health insurance charges, $2.5 million in federal money to implement “Real ID Act” mandates, a $415,000 grant to five hunting ranches, $450,000 for a new State Police post building in Hart, and more.

Received in the House

Sept. 18, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 24, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that authorizes dozens of additonal earmarks and spending items not included in the Senate version, including $615 million in authorizations for state government, university and community college construction projects. This version does not include $21.5 million for increased state employee health insurance charges, reportedly required under new federal rules.

The substitute passed by voice vote

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

To remove $615 million in authorizations for state government, university and community college construction projects, which were placed instead in Senate Bill 511.

The amendment passed by voice vote

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

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 61 to 40 (details)

To adopt a Fiscal Year 2007-2008 supplemental appropriations bill that shifts the source of previously appropriated funds between federal, state restricted and state general fund dollars. The bill also adds funding for various items including $4.5 million for the Detroit Zoo, $2.5 million in federal money to implement “Real ID Act” mandates, a $200,000 grant to five hunting ranches, $450,000 for a new State Police post building in Hart, and more. The House authorizes $47.4 million for some 30 earmarks, among them $10 million for the Detroit Institute of Arts, $2 million for the Grand Rapids Art Museum, $5 million for a government “21st century libraries” program, $4 million for “Regional Intergovernmental Centers,” and more.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 25, 2008

Amendment offered by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R-21)

To add back $215,000 for a grant to five hunting ranches, remove the $47.4 million for some 30 earmarks added by the House, and make other revisions and fund shifts.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas (D-4)

To add back $27.7 million of the spending earmarks, including $10 million for the Detroit Institute of Arts, $2 million for the Grand Rapids Art Museum, $2.7 million for an Arab American national museum, $1.8 million for the Henry Ford museum, $3.7 million for two local amphitheatres, and more.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)

To adopt a Fiscal Year 2007-2008 supplemental appropriations bill that shifts the source of previously appropriated funds between federal, state restricted and state general fund dollars. The bill mostly mirrors the version passed by the Senate on Sept. 18, and does not include the earmarks added by the House on Sept. 24.

Received in the House

Sept. 25, 2008

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which mostly mirrors the version passed by the Senate on Sept. 18, and does not include the earmarks added by the House on Sept. 24.

Passed in the House 84 to 17 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 29, 2008