2002 House Bill 5650 / Public Act 526

Introduced in the House

Feb. 14, 2002

Introduced by Rep. Cameron Brown (R-59)

The executive recommendation for the FY 2002-2003 State Police budget. This appropriates $399.7 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $395.4 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $289.9 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $300.7 million. This includes $6.1 million in new revenue from an increase in fees charged on traffic tickets to pay for secondary road patrols, and this will offset the reduction in GF spending. The budget also eliminates funding to the City of Detroit for its crime lab, and for the cost incurred by the city in providing police protection at special public events.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 19, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the executive recommendation 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 cuts 29 vacant full-time positions at state police posts, and does not appropriate $3 million in new revenue from several proposed fee increases.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Clarence Phillips (D-43)

To add $150,000 for the city of Pontiac, to pay law enforcement expenses incurred by the city during its annual "Arts, Beats, and Eats" festival.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Schauer (D-62)

To add $175,000 for a state police post in Marshall.

The amendment failed 52 to 56 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To require the state police to consider colleges, universities, and their host communities as a priority for the distribution of available federal homeland security money.

The amendment failed 50 to 58 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Gretchen Whitmer (D-70)

To use $2.8 million in fee increases proposed by Senate Bills 928 and 929 to fund the criminal justice information center division.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Randy Richardville (R-56)

To require the state police to report to the legislature the status of school bus inspections.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R-89)

To earmark $50,000 for a toll-free hotline in collaboration with the department of education to report specific threats of imminent school violence or other suspicious or criminal conduct by juveniles.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Clarence Phillips (D-43)

To add $150,000 for the city of Pontiac, to pay law enforcement expenses incurred by the city during its annual "Arts, Beats, and Eats" festival.

The amendment failed 49 to 57 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Randy Richardville (R-56)

To require the state police to report to the legislature the status of school bus inspections, including the number of buses inspected and the number that passed or failed inspection.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Schauer (D-62)

To earmark funding for a state police post in Marshall.

The amendment failed 54 to 55 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Tony Stamas (R-98)

To require the state police to notify the legislature at least 120 days in advance if it plans to to close or consolidate any state police posts.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Keith Stallworth (D-12)

To earmark $431,400 in funding to the City of Detroit for its crime lab, and $289,700 for the cost incurred by the city in providing police protection at special public events.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

The House version of the FY 2002-2003 State Police budget. This appropriates $397.3 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $395.4 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $290.6 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $300.7 million. The budget also eliminates funding to the City of Detroit for its crime lab, and for the cost incurred by the city in providing police protection at special public events.

Received in the Senate

March 19, 2002

May 15, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the House-passed version of the bill with a version which makes some changes in the funding amounts, and in certain “boilerplate” language requiring or prohibiting various conditions and actions. The substitute transfers an additional $1.4 million out of Michigan Transportation Fund road tax money for motor carrier enforcement, adds $721,100 for the Detroit police laboratory, adds $400,000 to train firefighters at Michigan State, and requires $104.7 million in the state trooper pay and benefits line item also be used to operate as many training schools as are needed to add 110 new troopers.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 16, 2002

Substitute offered by Sen. Alma Smith (D-18)

To require state reimbursement of large colleges for the expense of hiring or assigning an emergency management coordinator, which they will be required to do under recently passed terrorism legislation.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Kenneth DeBeaussaert (D-11)

To re-insert language contained in previous state police budgets but left out of this one, which prohibits using the number of traffic tickets issued as the basis for promoting or reassigning state troopers.

The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

The Senate version of the FY 2002-2003 State Police budget. This appropriates $400.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $395.4 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations. Of this, $291 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $300.7 million. The Senate version adds $721,100 for the Detroit police laboratory, $400,000 to train firefighters at Michigan State, and requires $104.7 million in the state trooper pay and benefits line item also be used to operate as many training schools as are needed to add 110 new troopers.

Received in the House

May 16, 2002

May 22, 2002

Failed in the House 0 to 94 (details)

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.

Received

June 27, 2002

Passed in the House 92 to 16 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the FY 2002-2003 State Police budget. This appropriates $396.3 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $395.4 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations or cuts. Of this, $287 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $300.7 million. The conference report includes a number of specific line item cuts, including the Detroit crime lab and special events funding, but states that these would restored if a tobacco tax is approved. It also provides for a one percent department-wide operational expenses cut, with the specifics to be determined by the department.

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2002

July 9, 2002

Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the FY 2002-2003 State Police budget. This appropriates $396.3 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $395.4 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001, excluding any supplemental appropriations or cuts. Of this, $287 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $300.7 million. The conference report includes a number of specific line item cuts, but states that these would be suspended if the tobacco and cigarette tax is increased. This tax increase has been approved, so the actual appropriations will be higher than the nominal line item amounts. It also provides for a one percent department-wide operational expenses cut, with the specifics to be determined by the department.

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. John Engler

July 25, 2002

Received in the House

Aug. 13, 2002

Passed in the House 55 to 48 (details)

To refer the bill to the Committee on Appropriations following a gubernatorial line item veto of its several provisions. These are: An aeronautics safety coordinator position; a grant of $710,000 to Detroit for it’s crime lab and for special events policing; and a feasibility study for a common Jackson County Sheriff, Jackson city police and Jackson state police post. Referring the bill to committee essentially is a vote to let the vetoes stand.