2002 House Bill 5648 / Public Act 515

Introduced in the House

Feb. 14, 2002

Introduced by Rep. Patricia Godchaux (R-40)

The executive recommendation for the FY 2002-2003 Judiciary budget. This appropriates $243.7 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $243.2 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $178.8 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $179.8 million.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 14, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the executive recommendation for the budget with a version which makes minor changes in the funding amounts, and minor changes in certain “boilerplate” language requiring or prohibiting various conditions and actions. The substitute adds $620,000 in additional general fund spending for security at the new Hall of Justice, and $227,100 to buy office equipment for the State Appellate Defender Office. It adds another $250,000 in general fund money for a program to pay certain legal aid lawyers up to half of their law school tuition debt.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. A.T. Frank (D-96)

To eliminate a provision earmarking to the judiciary budget $6 million out of $34 million from a potential refund of federal penalties previously paid for not having a uniform child support enforcement system.

The amendment failed 45 to 55 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. A.T. Frank (D-96)

To require explicit legislative approval of attorney grievance board and attorney discipline board funding.

The amendment failed 46 to 57 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. A.T. Frank (D-96)

To prohibit judiciary administative costs exceeding seven percent.

The amendment failed 49 to 50 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Vander Roest (R-63)

To eliminate $250,000 for a program to pay certain legal aid lawyers up to half of their law school tuition debt, and transfer the money to drug courts.

The amendment failed 14 to 87 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Michael Switalski (D-27)

To prorate to the judiciary budget 17.6 percent of a potential refund of federal penalties previously paid for not having a uniform child support enforcement system (with the balance to the Family Independence Agency). The refund could be as much as $34 million, or possibly less.

The amendment failed 46 to 56 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. A.T. Frank (D-96)

To require the judicial branch to communicate information regarding technology activities to the new Department of Information Technology.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 95 to 7 (details)

The House version of the FY 2002-2003 Judiciary budget. This appropriates $244.9 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $243.2 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $179.7 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $179.8 million. The House version adds $620,000 in additional general fund spending for security at the new Hall of Justice, $227,100 for office equipment for the State Appellate Defender Office, and $250,000 for a program to pay certain legal aid lawyers up to half of their law school tuition debt.

Received in the Senate

March 14, 2002

May 8, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the House-passed budget with a version which makes minor changes in the funding amounts, and minor changes in certain “boilerplate” language requiring or prohibiting various conditions and actions. Among other changes the substitute reduces from $620,000 to $500,000 the amount of funding for security at the new Hall of Justice building, and eliminates $227,100 for the purchase of new copiers for the State Appellate Defender Office.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 9, 2002

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

The Senate version of the FY 2002-2003 Judiciary budget. This appropriates $244.8 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $243.2 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $179.6 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $179.8 million. The Senate version reduces from $620,000 to $500,000 the amount of funding for security at the new Hall of Justice building, and eliminates $227,100 for the purchase of new copiers for the State Appellate Defender Office.

Received in the House

May 9, 2002

May 15, 2002

Failed in the House 0 to 105 (details)

To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill, (which sends it to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences).

Received

June 19, 2002

Passed in the House 56 to 47 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the FY 2002-2003 Judiciary budget. This appropriates $244.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $243.2 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $176.9 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $179.8 million.

Received in the Senate

June 19, 2002

June 27, 2002

Passed in the Senate 20 to 15 (details)

Received in the House

June 27, 2002

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. John Engler

July 25, 2002

In the House

Aug. 13, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations