2010 House Bill 5885 / Public Act 162

Appropriations: 2010-2011 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $151.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $36.4 million. Another $28.6 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.

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

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 by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

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-5885-3.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

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

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. Kate Segal (D-62)

To add $642,000 for the Michigan Youth Challenge Program, which is a voluntary military “boot camp” type program for at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 18.

The amendment passed by voice vote

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

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

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R-40)

To cut funding for employee compensation by the amount that would be saved if the legislature rejected a 3 percent state employee pay hike scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, 2010. The Senate <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">tried</a> to reject the pay hike and came up three votes short; the House leadership chose not to bring up <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">the measure</a> for a vote.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R-40)

To require the department to post 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

Passed in the House 57 to 52 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $151.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $36.4 million. Another $28.6 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.

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-5885-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) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $150.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), the same as in the FY 2009-2010 budget. Another $28.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.

Received in the House

May 19, 2010

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.

Failed in the House 0 to 107 (details)

Sept. 14, 2010

Received

The House-Senate conference report for the 2010-2011 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. It appropriates $150.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), the same as in the FY 2009-2010 budget. Another $28.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.

Passed in the House 101 to 6 (details)

Received in the Senate

Sept. 15, 2010

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 23, 2010