2017 House Bill 4320 / Public Act 201

Appropriations: 2017-2018 “Omnibus” budget

Introduced in the House

March 7, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Laura Cox (R-19)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2017-2018 “Omnibus” budget funding all state departments. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 7, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 8, 2017

Passed in the House 63 to 44 (details)

To send the bill to the Senate without any actual appropriations, which is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate on revisions to the current-year state budget.

Received in the Senate

June 13, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 13, 2017

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Amendment offered by Sen. David Knezek (D-5)

The amendment failed 13 to 24 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. David Knezek (D-5)

To revise a Detroit veterans home construction authorization originally approved in 2016 to permit it to be located in either Wayne, Oakland or Macomb Counties.

The amendment failed 13 to 24 (details)

Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)

To appropriate $52.8 million for various state departments and functions in the current fiscal year. Highlights include $23.2 million for state remediation activities related to recently reported instances of groundwater contamination by a chemical called perfluoroalkyl; $14.0 million for brownfield remediation and development; $10.7 for municipal water system "asset management" and water testing; and more. Additionally, the bill authorizes $74.6 million in new long term debt for state university and college construction projects; $57 million for a State Police construction project; and an amount to be determined for state veterans home projects.

Received in the House

Dec. 13, 2017

Amendment offered by Rep. Darrin Camilleri (D-23)

To add $50 million to pay damages to unemployment benefit claimants who were wrongly accused of unemployment benefit fraud.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

To prohibit spending money in the bill perfluoroalkyl groundwater contamination responses unless the adopts state drinking water standards for this chemical.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sam Singh (D-69)

To spend more money and hire more people to deal with the perfluoroalkyl groundwater contamination responses that the bill funds.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

To appropriate $52.8 million for various state departments and functions in the current fiscal year. Highlights include $23.2 million for state remediation activities related to recently reported instances of groundwater contamination by a chemical called perfluoroalkyl; $14.0 million for brownfield remediation and development; $10.7 for municipal water system "asset management" and water testing; and more. Additionally, the bill authorizes $74.6 million in new long term debt for state university and college construction projects; $57 million for a State Police construction project; and an amount to be determined for state veterans home projects.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 19, 2017