2023 Senate Bill 194

Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024; provide for.

A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

Mackinac Center Analysis

An appropriations bill for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity for FY '24.

Introduced in the Senate

March 15, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 9, 2023

Reported with substitute S-3

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 10, 2023

Reported with substitute S-3

Substitute S-3 concurred in by voice vote

May 11, 2023

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

1. Amend page 21, line 13, after “$” by striking out “30,000,000.00” and inserting “15,000,000.00”.

2. Amend page 21, line 19, after “$” by striking out “510,000,000.00” and inserting “5,000,000.00”.

3. Amend page 21, line 25, after “$” by striking out “5,000,000.00” and inserting “1,000,000.00”.

4. Amend page 22, line 2, after “$” by striking out “2,000,000.00” and inserting “1,000,000.00”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

1.

Amend page 25, following line 16, by inserting:

“(f) Create and administer a grant program that will expend up to $5,000,000.00 for the purpose of assisting Michigan homeowners by covering any increase in mortgage payments to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac as a result of the federal housing finance agency’s redesigned and recalibrated fee matrices, announced by the federal housing finance agency on October 24, 2022 and implemented on May 1, 2023. Grants shall be provided to Michigan homeowners of single family homes upon application for the difference in rate charges as a result of any fee restructuring implemented by the federal housing finance agency implemented in the calendar year 2023.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Jim Runestad (R-23)

1. Amend page 8, line 21, after “$” by striking out “475,000,000” and inserting “0”.

2. Amend page 8, line 23, after “program” by striking out “25,000,100” and inserting “100”.

3. Amend page 26, line 19, by striking out the balance of the page through “2027.” on line 8 of page 29 and inserting:

“Sec. 1000. From the funds deposited in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund created in the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL. 12.254, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall lapse $500,000,000.00 to the general fund.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-32)

1. Amend page 8, line 21, after “$” by striking out “475,000,000” and inserting “0”.

2. Amend page 8, line 23, after “program” by striking out “25,000,100” and inserting “100”, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

3. Amend page 26, line 19, by striking out the balance of the page through “2027.” on line 8 of page 29 and inserting:

“Sec. 1000. From the funds deposited in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund created in the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.254, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, the state treasurer shall lapse $500,000,000.00 to the general fund and deposit $500,000,000.00 from the general fund into the Michigan state parks endowment fund created under section 35a of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

1.

Amend page 50, line 2, by striking out all of subdivision (e).

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-32)

1. Amend page 3, line 27, after “council--FTEs” by striking out “3.0” and inserting “0.0”.

2. Amend page 3, line 27, by striking out “748,000” and inserting “300,000”.

3. Amend page 5, line 23, after “administration--FTEs” by striking out “201.0” and inserting “197.0”.

4. Amend page 5, line 28, after “program--FTEs” by striking out “31.0” and inserting “29.0”

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-32)

1. Amend page 25, line 2, by striking out all of subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e).

2. Amend page 28, line 10, after “1000a.” by striking out the balance of the line through “census.” on line 17.

3. Amend page 76, line 6, after “1097.” by striking out all of subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).

4. Amend page 82, line 29, by striking out all of subsection (6).

5. Amend page 84, line 3, by striking out all of subsections (3) and (4).

6. Amend page 84, line 14, after “1102.” by striking out all of subsection (1).

7. Amend page 86, line 29, after “1103.” by striking out all of subsections (1) and (2).

8. Amend page 103, line 4, by striking out all of subsections (5) and (6).

9. Amend page 104, line 28, by striking out all of sections 1109 and 1110.

10. Amend page 106, line 13, by striking out the balance of the bill, and renumbering all subsections accordingly.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

1. Amend page 3, line 24, after “hardhats” by striking out “250,000” and inserting “500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-32)

1.

Amend page 19, following line 18, by inserting:

“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part and part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this part and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jim Runestad (R-23)

1.

Amend page 28, following line 9, by inserting:

“(4) No funds appropriated or transferred to the critical industry program line or the Michigan strategic site readiness program line in part 1 may be expended for a project until a completed foreign entity report for the project is submitted by the Michigan strategic fund to the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Roger Hauck (R-34)

1.

Amend page 21, following line 9, by inserting:

“Sec. 224. No appropriations in part 1 may be expended on, or obligated to, economic development projects that involve or include a business entity supportive of the Chinese communist party as reflected in that business entity’s bylaws or articles of incorporation.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1.

Amend page 12, following line 4, by inserting:

“Upper peninsula transitional housing

515,900”

and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2.

Amend page 106, following line 11, by inserting:

“Sec. 1111. The funds appropriated in part 1 for upper peninsula transitional housing shall be allocated to a nonprofit shelter and transitional housing provider in a city with a population between 20,000 and 21,000 in a county with a population between 66,000 and 67,000 for the purpose of renovation and service expansion.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 21 to 17 (details)

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

May 16, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 17, 2023

Discharged from committee

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Angela Witwer (D-76)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 51 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 18, 2023

May 23, 2023

Substitute H-1 not concurred in 0 to 38 (details)

June 7, 2023

Referred to the Committee of Conference