2008 House Bill 5804 / Public Act 254

Appropriations: 2008-2009 History, Arts, and Library budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 26, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Aldo Vagnozzi (D-37)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This would appropriate $52.7 million in gross spending, compared to $49.5 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $40.1 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $39.2 million.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 19, 2008

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the executive proposal for this budget with one that expresses the preferences of the House majority on various spending items and funding sources. For more see the House-passed version, and for detail see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/htm/2007-HLA-5804-3.htm">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Fran Amos (R-43)

To require the Department of History, Arts, and Library to post on a website all its expenditures during the fiscal year, and the purpose of each.

Consideration postponed

Passed in the House 59 to 49 (details)

The House-pased version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This would appropriate $57.1 million in gross spending, compared to $52.7 million recommended by Gov. Granholm, and $49.5 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $44.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $39.2 million. The House version increases government arts grants by $2.5 million.

Received in the Senate

March 25, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 27, 2008

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/2007-2008/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2007-SFA-5804-U.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This would appropriate $52.9 million in gross spending, compared to $52.7 million recommended by Gov. Granholm, and $49.5 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $39.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $39.2 million. The Senate version increases government arts grants by $225,000.

Received in the House

May 27, 2008

June 12, 2008

Failed in the House 0 to 106 (details)

To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

June 27, 2008

Received

Passed in the House 92 to 15 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of History, Arts and Libraries budget. This would appropriate $52.8 million in gross spending, compared to $52.7 million recommended by Gov. Granholm, and $49.5 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $39.7 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $39.2 million. For details see House Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/pdf/2007-HLA-5804-8.pdf">analysis</a>.

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2008

Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 17, 2008

Received in the House

July 23, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations