2005 House Bill 4437 / 2006 Public Act 176

Appropriations: 2005 supplemental budget

Introduced in the House

March 2, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Scott Hummel (R-93)

To provide a "template" or "place holder" for supplemental Fiscal Year 2005-2006 appropriations. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 4, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that includes actual appropriations. See House-passed bill for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To appropriate $11 million to replace all the existing blue Michigan license plates with a new plate that will be more readable at night. The new plate will probably look like the current "Mackinac Bridge" specialty plate.

Received in the Senate

May 9, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 16, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 23, 2006

Amendment offered

To add a $2 million appropriation to purchase a public access point at Walloon Lake.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)

To appropriate $11 million to replace all the existing blue Michigan license plates with a new plate that will be more readable at night. The new plate will probably look like the current "Mackinac Bridge" specialty plate. The bill also contains a $2 million appropriation to purchase a public access point at Walloon Lake.

Received in the House

May 23, 2006

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which added a $2 million appropriation to purchase a public access point at Walloon Lake.

Passed in the House 102 to 2 (details)

Motion by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion passed 101 to 3 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 6, 2006