2020 Senate Bill 745 / Public Act 150

Authorize temporary increase in unemployment benefits and more

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 22, 2020

Introduced by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2019-20. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 17, 2020

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To send to the House a version of a proposed supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2019-20 that is just a "shell" or "placeholder" budget with no actual appropriations, but which can be amended at a later date as needed.

Received in the House

March 17, 2020

Sept. 1, 2020

Substitute offered by Rep. Annette Glenn (R-98)

To adopt a version that adds an additional $8 million for a Brandon Road Lock and Dam project.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 3 (details)

To appropriate $2.87 billion federal dollars to cover the additional $300 per week boost to unemployment benefits authorized in August by a federal "Lost Wages Assistance Program." These benefits are retroactive to August 1 (when the earlier $600 weekly federal boost expired), and end Sept. 30. The bill also includes $59.3 million federal dollars to cover extra state unemployment bureau expenses generated by the massive and sudden epidemic-related job losses, and $9 million in state matching funds for flood cleanups in Detroit ($3 million), and in Midland and Gladwin counties ($6 million).

Received in the Senate

Sept. 2, 2020

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To appropriate $2.87 billion federal dollars to cover the additional $300 per week boost to unemployment benefits authorized in August by a federal "Lost Wages Assistance Program." These benefits are retroactive to August 1 (when the earlier $600 weekly federal boost expired), and end Sept. 30. The bill also includes $59.3 million federal dollars to cover extra state unemployment bureau expenses generated by the massive and sudden epidemic-related job losses, $9 million in state matching funds for flood cleanups, and $8 million pledged by state officials toward an invasive species barrier in Illinois.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Sept. 8, 2020