2009 House Bill 4258 / Public Act 7

Appropriations: Supplemental budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 26, 2009

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 of federal "stimulus" money.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Reps. Tonya Schuitmaker (R-80) and Dan Scripps (D-101)

To require information about "stimulus" money expenditures to be posted on a state website.

The amendment passed 108 to 0 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Caul (R-99)

To not spend 25 percent of the "stimulus" money until at least October, 2010.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Agema (R-74)

To prohibit giving any of the "stimulus" money to non-governmental agencies that conduct in political organizing activities (such as ACORN).

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R-102)

To prohibit spending any of the "stimulus" money until "a clear criterion for the distribution is made available to the legislature and general public," and prohibit any one community (such as Detroit) from getting more than 10 percent of the money that's appropriated through competitive grants.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jon Switalski (D-25)

To require department using a "competitive subgrant process" to disburse "stimulus" money to notify the legislature at least one day before issuing a request for proposals.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 92 to 16 (details)

To appropriate $2.03 billion in one-time federal "stimulus" money. Of this, $938 billion goes to schools (of which $426 million is for special education), another $24.5 million for school "technology," $435 million to welfare, $202 million for government job training programs, $237 million for municipal water and sewer systems (including loan forgiveness), $244 million in low income "weatherization" subsidies of up to $6,500 per household, $108 million for government energy efficiency projects, $150 million for food stamps and $42 million for law enforcement grants. The balance is divided among a variety of state and local agencies and programs.

Motion

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion failed 70 to 37 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 31, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 2, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not included House-passed $24.5 million for school "technology," $108 million for government energy efficiency projects. The Senate version also adds a provision prohibits funds from being distributed to nongovernmental agencies (including ACORN) for political organizing activities.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To appropriate $1.88 billion in one-time federal "stimulus" money. Of this, $900 billion goes to schools (of which $426 million is for special education), $435 million to welfare, $202 million for government job training programs, $237 million for municipal water and sewer systems (including loan forgiveness), $244 million in low income "weatherization" subsidies of up to $6,500 per household, $150 million for food stamps and $42 million for law enforcement grants. The balance is divided among a variety of state and local agencies and programs.

Received in the House

April 2, 2009

Passed in the House 99 to 10 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the "stimulus" spending bill, which modestly trims some spending, and bans funds from being used for political organizing activities by groups like ACORN.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

April 6, 2009