2010 House Bill 5888 / Public Act 163

Appropriations: 2010-2011 State Police budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 State Police budget. This would appropriate $533.6 million in gross spending, compared to $527.3 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $104.4 million is from federal revenue, compared to $101.8 million the previous year.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 23, 2010

Reported without amendment

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

March 25, 2010

Substitute offered

The Appropriations Committee substitute. This was bypassed in favor of a version that contains additional changes in a few line items.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Democratic-majority in the House on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-5888-3.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency. Among other things this would fund the State Police post in Detroit, which the House Appropriations committee had agreed to eliminate.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Byrum (D-67)

To increase spending on a college tuition subsidy program for the survivors of fallen police officers.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To prohibit the department from spending more than $10,000 to implement the "check register" provision proposed by the Moss amendment that was adopted.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To require the Department to find ways to reduce the amount of general fund revenue used to support its operations by 3 percent.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R-40)

To cut funding for employee compensation by the amount that would be saved if the legislature rejected a 3 percent state employee pay hike scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, 2010. The Senate <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">tried</a> to reject the pay hike and came up three votes short; the House leadership chose not to bring up <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">the measure</a> for a vote.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R-40)

Require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register").

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Bob Genetski (R-88)

To require the State Police to look into relocating any particular post where additional expenses are incurred for employee parking.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 61 to 48 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 State Police budget. This would appropriate $533.4 million in gross spending, compared to $527.3 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $104.4 million is from federal revenue, compared to $101.8 million the previous year.

Received in the Senate

April 14, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 19, 2010

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2009-SFA-5888-F.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 State Police budget. This would appropriate $530.1 million in gross spending, compared to $527.3 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $103.9 million is from federal revenue, compared to $101.8 million the previous year.

Received in the House

May 25, 2010

Failed in the House 0 to 106 (details)

To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Sept. 14, 2010

Received

The House-Senate conference report for the 2010-2011 State Police budget. This would appropriate $529.3 million in gross spending, compared to $527.3 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $103.9 million is from federal revenue, compared to $101.8 million the previous year. The budget also includes $5 million from a "<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5599">fund raid</a>" on a cell phone and land-line tax intended to pay for local 911 services.

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Sept. 15, 2010

Passed in the Senate 35 to 2 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 23, 2010