2008 House Bill 5812 / Public Act 214

Appropriations: 2008-2009 Military Affairs budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 26, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 Department of Military Affairs budget. This would appropriate $130.3 million in gross spending, compared to $129.4 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 $40.3 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.

March 20, 2008

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-5812-3.htm">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Daniel Acciavatti (R-32)

Require the Department of Military Affairs to post on a website all its expenditures during a fiscal year, and the purpose of each. Note: Although passed, the amendment was not included in a subsequent substitute version of the bill that was adopted.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Moore (R-97)

To increase spending on grants to veterans organizations.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To require at least 75 percent of the particants in the "Challenge" program are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This program is a "boot camp" type experience intended to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents, high school dropouts, and "likely dropouts".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To require that not more than $25,000 be spent to to post on a website all the department's expenditures during a fiscal year, per the Amos amendment.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Military Affairs budget. This would appropriate $130.6 million in gross spending, compared to $129.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $40.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $40.3 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/htm/2007-SFA-5812-F.htm">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 2008-2009 Department of Military Affairs budget. This would appropriate $130.5 million in gross spending, compared to $129.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $40.2 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $40.3 million.

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 107 to 0 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Department of Military Affairs budget. This would appropriate $183.8 million in gross spending, compared to $129.4 million, which was the FY 2007-2008 amount enrolled in 2007. Of this, $40.3 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2007-2008 amount of $40.3 million. The conference report adds $52.4 million in federal money for construction projects at Camp Graying. For budget details see House Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/pdf/2007-HLA-5812-3.pdf">analysis</a>.

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2008

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 15, 2008