2010 House Bill 5880 / Public Act 191

Appropriations: 2010-2011 General Government budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Fred Durhal (D-6)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 General Government budget, which funds the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, Civil Service Department, Executive, Legislature, Department of Management and Budget, Department of State, and Department of Treasury. This would appropriate $3.155 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.006 billion, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $677.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $626.8 million. Another $1.716 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.618 billion the previous year. $1.032 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $991.6 million the previous year.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 23, 2010

Reported without amendment

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

March 25, 2010

Substitute offered

The Appropriations Committee substitute. This was bypassed in favor of a version that contains additional changes in a few line items.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Democratic-majority in the House on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-5880-5.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal (D-6)

To require the Department to find ways to reduce the amount of general fund revenue used to support its operations by 3 percent.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Bill Rogers (R-66)

To require the department to post on on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register").

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal (D-6)

To prohibit the department from spending more than $10,000 to implement the "check register" provision proposed by the Rogers amendment that was adopted.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-9)

To prohibit the Attorney General from using money appropriated in this budget to pursue a lawsuit on behalf of the state on the the federal health care law.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

To increase the legislative Auditor General field operations line item from $13.8 million to $15.2 million.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 51 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 General Government budget, which funds a number of state departments. This would appropriate $3.154 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.006 billion, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $677.8 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $626.8 million. Another $1.724 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.618 billion the previous year. $1.041 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $991.6 million the previous year.

Received in the Senate

April 14, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 14, 2010

Reported without amendment

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

May 18, 2010

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-5880-U.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-6)

To add $46 million in additional spending for the “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>” business subsidy program.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To increase the amount spent on state revenue sharing to local governments by $50 million above the amount proposed in this version of the budget.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To reduce the appropriation for the Attorney General by $16,500, reportedly to prevent him from pusueing a state lawsuit related to provisions of the recently passed federal health care law.

The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Ray Basham (D-8)

To create a state "public-private partnership investment fund" intended to support the Detroit International Bridge Crossing Project (DRIC), and appropriate $1.4 million to it.

The amendment failed 16 to 22 (details)

Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 General Government budget, which funds a number of state departments. This would appropriate $3.285 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.006 billion, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $672.5 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $626.8 million. Another $1.685 billion is from "restricted funds," or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $1.618 billion the previous year. $990.8 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $991.6 million the previous year.

Received in the House

May 19, 2010

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R-45)

To add more funding for the legislative Auditor General.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Failed in the House 0 to 107 (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.

Sept. 28, 2010

Received

Passed in the House 66 to 39 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 General Government budget, which funds a number of state departments. This would appropriate $3.321 billion in gross spending, compared to $3.006 billion, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $277.4 million is federal money, and the rest is from state taxes and fees. $1.055 billion of this budget is paid out in revenue sharing to local governments, compared to $991.6 million the previous year. The budget includes $223.7 million for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), which in previous years was in the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth (DELEG) budget.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 29, 2010

Passed in the Senate 34 to 4 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 30, 2010