2022 Senate Bill 844 / Public Act 194

Appropriations: General Government

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 20, 2022

Introduced by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 11, 2022

Passed in the Senate 21 to 12 (details)

To adopt a version of the budget that contains no appropriations, as a means of advancing the process of both houses passing a single budget.

Received in the House

May 11, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 18, 2022

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

To replace the bill with one that "zeroes-out" the specific appropriation amounts passed by the Senate.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 48 (details)

To send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations except $100 “placeholders.” This is part of a process for reconciling the House and Senate-passed department budgets for the next fiscal year.

Received in the Senate

May 19, 2022

Failed in the Senate 0 to 36 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Received in the House

May 24, 2022

Sept. 28, 2022

Passed in the House 76 to 28 (details)

To add $1.003 billion to the state spending already approved for the 2022-23 fiscal year, all but $20 million of which will come from state taxpayer dollars (not federal). The largest amount, $916 million, will be spent giving subsidies to a handful of corporations and developers selected by officials at a "Michigan Economic Development Corporation," the state agency in charge of delivering special interest business subsidies. The bill also authorizes $72 million in additional spending on various social welfare programs, and $15 million for improvements to state armories.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 28, 2022

Passed in the Senate 25 to 8 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 4, 2022