2021 Senate Bill 27 / Public Act 67

Epidemic-related supplemental spending

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 13, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental appropriation for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Department of Health and Human Services in the current 2020-2021 fiscal year. This bill contains nominal appropriations only, but may be amended at a later date to include real ones.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 18, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 25, 2021

Amendment offered by Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-23)

To authorize county prosecutors to use the proposed grant money to not just investigate "the long-term care and residential care facility policies implemented by the governor," but also investigate "coordination between republican political campaigns and policy makers regarding any investigation" the bill would pay for.

The amendment failed 15 to 20 (details)

Substitute offered by Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-29)

To adopt a version of the bill that appropriates all the federal epidemic relief and economic stimulus money earmarked for Michigan now rather than some now and some later.

The substitute failed 15 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 15 (details)

To appropriate $1.25 million for county prosecutors to investigate "the long-term care and residential care facility policies implemented by the governor" in response to the coronavirus epidemic and "data on infection and transmission rates, tracking, tracing, and number of deaths associated with these facilities".

Received in the House

March 25, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 30, 2021

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

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

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 3 (details)

Received in the Senate

July 15, 2021

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To appropriate $367 million federal coronavirus relief and "stimulus" dollars to several social welfare-related programs, plus $17 million state taxpayer dollars. Most would go to hospitals, nursing homes and child care facilities to boost front-line workers' pay. Another $12.7 million would go to the State Police, and $7 million state dollars would go into a fund to compensate wrongfully imprisoned individuals.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 26, 2021