2021 House Bill 4082 / Public Act 143

Revise restriction on administration reshuffling appropriated money

Introduced in the House

Feb. 2, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Ben Frederick (R-85)

To replace a prohibition on a state “administrative board” not increasing or decreasing an item of appropriation without permission from legislative appropriation committees, with one that allows this if the amount is less than 3% or $125,000 and won’t change the appropriation by more than $200,000.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 29, 2021

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 13, 2021

Passed in the House 58 to 49 (details)

To replace a prohibition on a state “administrative board” not increasing or decreasing an item of appropriation without permission from legislative appropriation committees, with one that allows this if the amount is less than 3% of an appropriation, or $125,000, and won’t change the appropriation by more than $200,000. The bill comes after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used this device to repurpose some $600 million appropriated in the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget.

Received in the Senate

May 18, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 14, 2021

Passed in the Senate 26 to 10 (details)

To prohibit a state “administrative board” from transferring any of the $1 billion in spending authorized by Senate Bill 85 for the corporate subsidy schemes authorized by House Bill 5603 and Senate Bills 769 and 771.

Received in the House

Dec. 14, 2021

Passed in the House 93 to 10 (details)

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Ben Frederick (R-85)

The vote by which the bill was passed.

The motion passed by voice vote

Received

Passed in the House 95 to 8 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 23, 2021