2011 Senate Bill 138 / Public Act 83

Appropriations: Supplemental budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 15, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R-32)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 14, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S­1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 15, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that contains actual appropriations.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 16, 2011

Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Nofs (R-19)

To add $750,000 in additional State Police spending.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

To authorize $339.9 million in supplemental appropriations, of which $246.6 million is federal money. A $30.9 million net welfare spending reduction reflects lower than anticipated caseloads, and a $198.4 million Medicaid spending increase reflects higher ones. $137.0 million is for a Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. Other money would be spent on an airport project, State Police disaster responses, and revenue sharing adjustments.

Received in the House

June 16, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 22, 2011

Reported without amendment

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

June 23, 2011

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

To strip out $19.7 appropriated for the Department of Treasury to implement the Snyder business and personal tax overhaul that passed earlier in the year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

June 29, 2011

Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Lori (R-59)

To appropriate more federal dollars this year rather than next for a new health record system.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman (R-90)

To prohibit charging prisoners more than what nearby residents pay for phone calls.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 66 to 43 (details)

To authorize $313.5 million in supplemental appropriations, of which $194.0 million is federal money. A $30.9 million net welfare spending reduction reflects lower than anticipated caseloads, and a $198.4 million Medicaid spending increase reflects higher ones. There is also $83.5 million for a Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. Other money would be spent on an airport project, State Police disaster responses, a public safety program in Flint, and revenue sharing adjustments.

Received in the Senate

June 30, 2011

Amendment offered by Sen. Roger Kahn (R-32)

To appropriate more for the Department of Treasury to implement the Snyder business and personal tax overhaul that passed earlier in the year.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-6)

To strip out a provision establishing that if prison employees are allowed to bid and win a contract privatizing a prison service, they would no longer be considered "state employees" (and so no longer qualify for civil service protections, government employee fringe benefits, etc.).

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)

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

Received in the House

June 30, 2011

Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown (D-39)

To strip out money appropriated for the Department of Treasury to implement the Snyder business and personal tax overhaul that passed earlier in the year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 50 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

July 12, 2011