Introduced
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The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $151.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $36.4 million. Another $28.6 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
Appropriations committee substitute. This was bypassed in favor of a version that contains additional changes in a few line items.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Democratic-majority in the House on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/House/pdf/2009-HLA-5885-3.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan House Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the Department to find ways to reduce the amount of general fund revenue used to support its operations by 3 percent.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To add $642,000 for the Michigan Youth Challenge Program, which is a voluntary military “boot camp” type program for at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 18.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To prohibit the department from spending more than $10,000 to implement the "check register" provision proposed by the Moss amendment that was adopted.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To cut funding for employee compensation by the amount that would be saved if the legislature rejected a 3 percent state employee pay hike scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, 2010. The Senate <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">tried</a> to reject the pay hike and came up three votes short; the House leadership chose not to bring up <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HCR-34">the measure</a> for a vote.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the department to post on the internet a listing of all expenditures, including federal "stimulus" money, with the purpose of each (a "check register").
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 57 to 52 (details)
The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $151.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.9 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2009-2010 amount of $36.4 million. Another $28.6 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To adopt a version of this budget that expresses the fiscal and policy preferences of the Republican-majority in the Senate on various spending items and programs. For details see <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2009-SFA-5885-U.pdf">analysis</a> from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. This would appropriate $150.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), the same as in the FY 2009-2010 budget. Another $28.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.
To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.
Failed in the House 0 to 107 (details)
Received
The House-Senate conference report for the 2010-2011 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs budget. It appropriates $150.0 million in gross spending, compared to $146.1 million, which was the FY 2009-2010 amount enrolled in 2009. Of this, $36.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), the same as in the FY 2009-2010 budget. Another $28.2 million is from state “restricted funds,” or earmarked tax and fee revenue, compared to $27.9 million the previous year, and $82.2 million is from federal funds.
Passed in the House 101 to 6 (details)
Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)
