2019 Senate Bill 147 / Public Act 53

Appropriations: State Police

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 28, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Tom Barrett (R-24)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2019-20 State Police budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 7, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 14, 2019

Amendment offered

The amendment passed by voice vote

May 15, 2019

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

May 15, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 19, 2019

Reported without amendment

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

Passed in the House 58 to 51 (details)

To send the bill back to the Senate as just a "shell" or "placeholder" budget with no actual appropriations. This is a procedural device used for launching negotiations over the differences between the House and Senate budgets, and eventually for negotiating a final budget between a Republican-controlled legislature and a Democratic governor.

Received in the Senate

June 20, 2019

Failed in the Senate 0 to 37 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Sept. 24, 2019

Received

Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 State Police budget. This would appropriate $728.9 million in gross spending, compared to $716.4 million enrolled the previous year. Of this, $75.7 million is federal money.

Received in the House

Sept. 24, 2019

Passed in the House 73 to 36 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Sept. 29, 2019

Received in the Senate

Oct. 2, 2019