2011 Senate Bill 181

Appropriations: 2011-2012 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 22, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-7)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 27, 2011

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/2011-2012/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2011-SFA-0181-F.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $152.3 million in gross spending, compared to $150.0 million the previous year. Of this, $33.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues); $28.4 million is from earmarked state tax and fee revenue; and $87.6 million is from federal funds.

Received in the House

April 28, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 12, 2011

Reported without amendment

To replace the House-passed version of the bill with one that replaces all the appropriations with $100 "placeholders," which is a means of advancing the budget to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the diff.

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

To "adopt" a version of this budget, but in fact replace all the appropriations with $100 "placeholders." This is essentially a means for sending the budget to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Received in the Senate

May 12, 2011

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

Failed in the Senate 0 to 38 (details)

May 24, 2011

Received

Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the 2011-2012 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $152.4 million in gross spending, compared to $150.0 million the previous year. Of this, $33.0 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues); $28.4 million is from earmarked state tax and fee revenue; and $87.6 million is from federal funds.

Received in the House

May 24, 2011