2019 House Bill 5176 ↩

House Roll Call 343: Passed

To revise rules on the governor transferring funds appropriated by the legislature to a different purpose than the one originally specified. This is part of a compromise agreement between Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-controlled legislature to increase spending that was earlier removed by the governor from the 2019-20 budget passed by the legislature, through the use of line item vetoes and fund shifts. This is a negotiated agreement that gives the legislature authority in this year's budget only to reverse some of those fund shifts.