Public Act 361 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on June 18, 2008, to reduce by $5 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008 the amount of sales tax revenue that current statute requires be paid into the state “comprehensive transportation fund” (which subsidizes various forms of public transportation).
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 18, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 16, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (27 to 9) on September 18, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on September 18, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 18, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on September 24, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 24, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that makes it conditional on the balance in the state general fund being below a certain threshold amount . The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 24, 2008.
• Passed in the House (70 to 30) on September 24, 2008, to reduce by $5 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008 the amount of sales tax revenue that current statute requires be paid into the state “comprehensive transportation fund” (which subsidizes various forms of public transportation), conditional on the balance in the state general fund being below a certain threshold amount . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on November 13, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Switalski (D) on November 13, 2008, to remove the provision making the transfer conditional on the balance in the state general fund being below a certain threshold amount. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on November 13, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (26 to 9) on November 13, 2008, to reduce by $5 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008 the amount of sales tax revenue that current statute requires be paid into the state “comprehensive transportation fund” (which subsidizes various forms of public transportation), conditional on the balance in the state general fund being below a certain threshold amount . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on November 13, 2008.
• Passed in the House (57 to 49) on December 10, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 23, 2008.