Introduced by Sen. John Moolenaar R-Midland on February 13, 2013
To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Department of Community Health budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 13, 2013
Substitute offered in the Senate on May 16, 2013
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.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 16, 2013
Amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory D-Southfield on May 16, 2013
To accept $1.530 billion in federal money to expand Medicaid eligibility under the terms of the federal health care law ("Obamacare"). The amendment would shift $181 million in current state health care spending onto the federal budget, making those funds available for other purposes in the short-term, but the terms of the expansion would require more money from State of Michigan taxpayers in a few years.
The Senate version of the Department Of Community Health budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2013. This would appropriate $15.035 billion in gross spending, compared to $15.029 billion the previous year. Of this, $9.904 billion is federal money. Most of this budget consists of Medicaid health care subsidies. Notably, the budget does not include $1.5 billion from the federal health care law’s expansion of Medicaid. This is by far the largest departmental budget in state government, although the school aid budget spends substantially more state tax and fee revenue (vs. federal money) .
Received in the House on May 16, 2013
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 16, 2013
Substitute offered by Rep. Joseph Haveman R-Holland on May 21, 2013
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 21, 2013