2021 House Bill 4047 / Public Act 2

Appropriate supplemental coronavirus dollars

Introduced in the House

Jan. 27, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Timothy Beson (R-96)

To appropriate $393.5 million state dollars to give property tax and other relief to “afflicted businesses” impacted by state coronavirus lockdowns including restaurants and bars, “exercise facilities, “recreation facilities or places of public amusement,” and “entertainment venues." Also, to appropriate $150 million to the state unemployment insurance system “for offsetting expected exposure to state fraud and improper payments" during the epidemic.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 3, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 4, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Rachel Hood (D-76)

To withhold the proposed assistance to Michigan businesses that suffered due to state lockdowns unless lawmakers agree to extend the limit on Michigan unemployment benefits from 20 weeks to 26 weeks.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-6)

To appropriate $5 million for the legilslature.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-3)

To appropriate $241 million for certain corporate and developer subsidies, and for various social welfare type benefits to individuals involved in certain government job training programs.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

To spend $5 million to hire a particular nonprofit to provide "pre-apprenticeship program for energy" for "residents from underrepresented groups and economically distressed communities, providing them with the skills needed for entry into federally registered apprenticeships in the energy sector".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 60 to 49 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 9, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 25, 2021

Reported without amendment

To adopt a version of the bill that uses it as a "vehicle" to make much larger appropriations of federal and state cororavirus relief dollars.

March 2, 2021

Amendment offered by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-18)

The amendment failed 15 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 34 to 1 (details)

To appropriate $2.309 billion in state and federal epidemic relief dollars, with $1.677 federal money and $632 million coming from state taxpayers. Of this, $600 million would go for food stamps, $150 million for unemployment benefits, $150 million to temporary raises for front-line social welfare direct care workers, $110 million for vaccines, $547 million for more coronavirus testing and lab grants, $282 million in rental housing subsidies of which $62 million is for administration, $300 million state dollars for property tax relief and much more. Of the testing and lab grant dollars, $347.3 million can only be spent if a bill passes limiting state health department emergency orders to 28 days without legislative approval (see Senate Bill 1).

Received in the House

March 3, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-37)

To strip out a provision requiring COVID vaccine recipients to be informed if the vaccine's development used aborted fetal tissue or human embryonic stem cells.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

To delete $207.5 million federal dollars coronavirus testing and lab grants.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Joe Tate (D-2)

To adopt a version of the bill that reflects the preferences of the Democratic caucus.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 85 to 25 (details)

To appropriate $2.309 billion in state and federal epidemic relief dollars, with $1.677 federal money and $632 million coming from state taxpayers. Of this, $600 million would go for food stamps, $150 million for unemployment benefits, $150 million to temporary raises for front-line social welfare direct care workers, $110 million for vaccines, $547 million for more coronavirus testing and lab grants, $282 million in rental housing subsidies of which $62 million is for administration, $300 million state dollars for property tax relief and much more. Of the testing and lab grant dollars, $347.3 million can only be spent if a bill passes limiting state health department emergency orders to 28 days without legislative approval (see Senate Bill 1).

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

March 9, 2021

Received in the House

March 9, 2021

Motion

To override Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's line-item veto of $150 million in state aid for businesses afflicted by coronavirus epidemic lockdowns, and another $150 million for deposit in the state's unemployment insurance account to "offset expected exposure to state fraud and improper payments" during the epidemic.

The motion failed 64 to 45 (details)

Motion

To override Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's line-item veto of other provisions of this bill in addition to the two specified in the first veto override vote.

The motion failed 66 to 43 (details)