2019 Senate Bill 373 / 2020 Public Act 146

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Introduced in the Senate

June 13, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2019-2020 “Omnibus” school aid, higher education and community colleges budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 18, 2019

Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)

To send the bill to the House 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 House

June 18, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 4, 2019

Reported without amendment

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

Jan. 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 10, 2020

Substitute offered by Rep. Jason Sheppard (R-56)

To adopt a version of the bill that contains actual appropriations.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 101 to 4 (details)

To increase state K-12 school spending in the current 2019-20 fiscal year by $8,055,000 million over the amount originally appropriated in September, 2019; with another $1 million going to Bay Mills Community College.

Received in the Senate

March 11, 2020

July 22, 2020

Substitute offered by Sen. Jim Stamas (R-36)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To use federal coronavirus epidemic relief money, and a $350 million withdrawal from the state "rainy day fund," to fill holes in 2019-2020 education budget, brought about by a decline in state revenue caused by the epidemic and business lockdowns. For the fiscal year that ends on Sept. 30, public schools will actually get $136 million more revenue than the previous year under this budget. Community colleges and state university will see no changes in their net current-year appropriation amounts under the bill.

Received in the House

July 22, 2020

Amendment offered by Rep. Beau LaFave (R-108)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ryan Berman (R-39)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Marino (R-24)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 31, 2020