2021 House Bill 5522

Authorize “supplemental” state spending

Introduced in the House

Nov. 3, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Mike Mueller (R-51)

To create a “placeholder” for potential supplemental appropriations to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2021. The bill contains no appropriations but may be amended latter to add some.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 1, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 2, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-27)

To authorize additional spending on "establishing or expanding community-based mobile crisis intervention services" and related programs.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-95)

To authorize spending more on home purchase subsidies for certain police officers.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Terry Sabo (D-92)

To authorize more spending on various grants for local "first responders," fire departments and related matters.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-55)

To authorize more spending on a "human trafficking pilot project" in existing drug treatment courts and/or mental health courts.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Donna Lasinski (D-52)

To spend more on "epidemiology and lab capacity enhancing detection".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gary Howell (R-82)

To spend an additional $25 million on paying to locate police in schools.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ryan Berman (R-39)

To revise details and add to the amount spent on released prisoner monitors, "tethers," vehicle ignitions with alcohol locks, etc.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To clarify a reference.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 97 to 3 (details)

To appropriate $368.5 million for additional spending by various state departments in the current fiscal year. Among the new spending is $50 million to pay for placing police officers in schools, and $57.5 million for subsidies to attract police in other states to relocate here.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 7, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations