2021 House Bill 4019 / Public Act 10

Authorize more spending in current fiscal year

Introduced in the House

Jan. 26, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental appropriation for the state health and welfare department and the state corrections and agriculture departments in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. This bill contains nominal appropriations only, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 3, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 4, 2021

Amendment offered by Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-37)

To increase the $510 million federal dollars allocated to expand food stamp distributions and related to $2.052 billion. This bill allocates 25% of the federal coronavirus relief money available, with the balance to be allocated in future bills.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-55)

To increase the amount allocated for household rent and utility subsidies from $166.2 million to $660.9 million. This bill allocates 25% of the federal coronavirus relief money available, with the balance to be allocated in future bills.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-15)

To increase the amount allocated for household rent and utility subsidies from $166 million to $597 million; increase the $143 million allocated for COVID testing and contract tracing to $574 million; and increase the $20 million allocated for COVID testing and tracing in prisons to $80 million. This bill allocates 25% of the federal coronavirus relief money available, with the balance to be allocated in future bills.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Cynthia Johnson (D-5)

To increase from $22.6 million to $90.2 million the amount allocated by the bill "to administer, distribute, and monitor vaccines to ensure broad access and coverage." This bill allocates 25% of the federal coronavirus relief money available, with the balance to be allocated in future bills.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Huizenga (R-74)

To only allocate a nominal amount ($100) to schools to provide testing or other services so that students can participate in qualified sporting events. See also House Bill 4049, which takes away the authority of the state health department to close schools in an epidemic and gives it to local health departments.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Joe Tate (D-2)

To adopt a version of the bill that appropriates the entire amount of federal coronavirus relief money allocated to Michigan in this bill, instead of 25% of it with the balance coming in future appropriation bills.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 59 to 50 (details)

To appropriate $868.5 million in recently-approved federal coronavirus relief money, which is about 25% of the entire amount available to the state, with the rest to be allocated later. The appropriation directs $510 million federal dollars to expand food stamp distributions and related programs; $165.5 million for household rent and utility subsidies; $143.7 million for coronavirus testing and contact tracing; and smaller amounts for other purposes.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 9, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Which reported a narrow version of the bill that funds just one item.

April 20, 2021

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To appropriate $110,000 in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to allocate donated funds as one-time grants to soldiers who served in Washington, DC, in January 2021.

Received in the House

April 20, 2021

April 21, 2021

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To concur with the stripped-down version of the bill passed by the Senate, which would appropriate $110,000 in donated funds to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for one-time grants to soldiers who served in Washington, DC, in January 2021.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

May 6, 2021