Introduced
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To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Department Of Human Services budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2009-SFA-0248-U.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To add spending for welfare day care subsidies, an "early childhood investment corporation" program, and other welfare items.
The amendment failed 17 to 19 (details)
Amendment offered
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To add spending for an "early childhood investment corporation" program.
The amendment failed 18 to 18 (details)
Amendment offered
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To increase spending for welfare clothing subsidies.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Amendment offered
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To add spending for more welfare department employees.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Amendment offered
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To increase the level cash payments to welfare recipients.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Amendment offered
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To add spending for a welfare "emergency needs fund".
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Amendment offered
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To add money for welfare recipient job training and job-seeking clothing, transportation, and other subsidies.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Amendment offered
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To add money for state Supplemental Security Income payments that were reduced in a budget-cutting executive order issued by Gov. Granholm.
The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 21 to 15 (details)
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Human Services (Welfare) budget. This would appropriate $5.837 billion in gross spending, compared to $4.580 billion, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $739.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $1.285 billion. $4.919 billion of this budget is federal money, compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $3.174 billion.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the Senate-passed version of this budget with one that "strips out" all actual appropriations. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to send reports to the legislature every other month detailing the number of employees on its payroll.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, with the purpose of each (a "check register"), and also that federal "stimulus" money be posted online as separate line items.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, but not spend more than $10,000 or hire any new employees to do so.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the "stripped out" House version of the bill with the budget as passed by the Senate.
The substitute failed 40 to 67 (details)
Passed in the House 65 to 42 (details)
To send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations. This vote is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.
Failed in the Senate 0 to 33 (details)
To not concur with a House-passed version of the bill, and sent it to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
Passed in the House 69 to 39 (details)
The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Human Services (Welfare) budget. This would appropriate $5.941 billion in gross spending, compared to $4.580 billion, which was the FY 2008-2009 amount enrolled in 2008. Of this, $860.2 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $1.285 billion. $4.974 billion of this budget is federal money, compared to the FY 2008-2009 amount of $3.174 billion.
Passed in the Senate 20 to 17 (details)
Received
Motion
To give the bill immediate effect, without which the budget will not go into effect until April 1, 2010. A two-thirds majority is required.
The motion failed 21 to 16 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
