2004 Senate Bill 1063 / Public Act 349

Appropriations: 2005 community health budget

Introduced in the Senate

March 3, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Shirley Johnson (R-13)

To provide the “template” or “place holder” for a Senate Republican version of a Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Department of Community Health budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 25, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 30, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the executive proposal for this budget, contained in <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2004-SB-1036">Senate Bill 1036 </a>, with a budget that expresses policy differences between the Republican-majority in the Senate and Governor Jennifer Granholm on certain spending items and funding sources. See Senate-passed version for major features, and Senate Fiscal Agency analysis for detailed analysis (the “Text and Analysis” tab at the top of this bill’s MichiganVotes.org page is a link to this).

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To require that certain money appropriated to boost the pay of nursing home workers must go to the workers directly.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To increase spending for various Medicaid services.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To add $5 million to the extra money paid to hospitals with a high proportion of Medicaid patients, and revise the proposed new formula by which the money is distributed to hospitals. Under the current formula, many hospitals with a large number of Medicaid patients do not get this money because their relative proportion of Medicaid patients is less than certain metro-Detroit area hospitals. The new formula would reduce payments to Detroit-area hospitals by approximately $4.3 million.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Community Health budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-1036">Senate Bill 1036 </a>.) This appropriates $9.637 billion in adjusted gross spending (including restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $9.417 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $2.974 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $2.561 million. Medicaid spending rises $229.5 million over the previous year. The Senate version authorizes approximately $95 million less gross spending than the governor recommended, but $500 million more general fund spending, mainly because it does not include some $400 million in new tobacco tax and estate tax revenue proposed by the governor. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href=“http://www.mackinac.org/4964”>Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the House

March 30, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 8, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 9, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the Senate version of this budget with a House version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See House-passed version for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Triette Reeves (D-10)

To add $248,200 for the Morris Hood diabetes center in Detroit.

The amendment failed 52 to 49 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Paula Zelenko (D-50)

To maintain employee compensation levels mandated by an appropriation that has been granted in the past to enhance the pay of nursing home workers. The amendment prohibits any increase or decrease in the amount of the mandated “wage pass-through” compensation level.

The amendment failed 45 to 58 (details)

Passed in the House 61 to 43 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Community Health budget. (Note: Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2003-SB-1036">Senate Bill 1036 </a>.) This appropriates $9.664 billion in adjusted gross spending (including restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $9.417 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $2.465 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $2.561 million. Medicaid spending rises $229.5 million over the previous year. The House version authorizes approximately $68 million less gross spending than the governor recommended, and $11 million less general fund spending. It appropriates $419 million in new tobacco tax revenue (see House Bill 5632) and tobacco revenue previously earmarked for the “rainy day” fund. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at <a href=“http://www.mackinac.org/4964”>Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge</a> at www.mackinac.org/4964.

Received in the Senate

June 10, 2004

June 15, 2004

Failed in the Senate 0 to 37 (details)

To concur with a House-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Received in the House

June 29, 2004

Received in the Senate

June 30, 2004

Sept. 8, 2004

Passed in the Senate 29 to 4 (details)

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004-2005 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $1.013 billion in adjusted gross spending (including state restricted fund and federal dollars), compared to $9.417 million, which was the FY 2003-2004 amount enrolled in 2003. Of this, $2.558 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the FY 2003-2004 amount of $2.561 million. The budget incorporates revenue from a 75-cent per pack increase in the state cigarette tax.

In the House

Sept. 9, 2004

Passed in the House 91 to 15 (details)

Signed with line-item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 30, 2004

Received in the Senate

Oct. 5, 2004