Introduced
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To repeal a prohibition on the Department of Corrections contracting with third parties to privatize mental health services for prisoners. Under current law the department may only “contract” with the Department of Community Health (the successor agency to the Department of Mental Health, which is the one cited in statute).
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that "tie bars" the bill to Houses Bills <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-5194">5194</a> and <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-5198">5198</a>, tax hikes that total $1.5 billion.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 82 to 27 (details)
To repeal a prohibition on the Department of Corrections contracting with third parties to privatize mental health services for prisoners. Under current law the department may only “contract” with the Department of Community Health (the successor agency to the Department of Mental Health, which is the one cited in statute). Passage of the bill occurred as part of a deal to avoid reducing state spending in the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year by imposing $1.5 billion in tax increases, including an income tax hike (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237062">House Bill 5194</a>) and a new 6 percent tax on many personal and business services (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237048">House Bill 5198</a>).
Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which tie bars it to a state income tax hike (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237024">House Bill 5194</a>) and a new 6 percent tax on many personal and business services (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237025">House Bill 5198</a>), part of a deal to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget.
