2007 Senate Bill 773 ↩

House Roll Call 438: Passed

To authorize a school aid “continuation” or interim budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2007, equivalent to approximately 1/11th of the current year appropriations. Passage of the bill occurred as part of an 11th hour deal to avoid reducing state spending in the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year by imposing $1.5 billion in tax increases, including an income tax hike (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237062">House Bill 5194</a>) and a new 6 percent tax on many personal and business services (<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=237048">House Bill 5198</a>).