2009 House Bill 4308 / Public Act 38

Appropriations: Supplemental budget

Introduced in the House

Feb. 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. George Cushingberry (D-8)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multidepartment appropriation for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 21, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that includes actual appropriations of federal "stimulus" money.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Dudley Spade (D-57)

To spend $300,000 on "outreach efforts" aimed at getting more low-income families on food stamps and other government food programs.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 81 to 27 (details)

To appropriate $194.1 million for additional spending, almost all of which is federal "stimulus" money. Among the spending items, $74 million is for new unemployment insurance benefits (see House Bills 4785 and 4786), and $108 million for various energy efficiency projects.

Received in the Senate

May 26, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 27, 2009

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that adds $24.5 million in "stimulus" money for school "technology" spending.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 32 to 4 (details)

To appropriate $218.1 million for additional spending, almost all of which is federal "stimulus" money. Among the spending items, $74 million is for new unemployment insurance benefits (see House Bills 4785 and 4786), $108 million for various energy efficiency projects, and $24.5 million is for school "technology" spending.

Received in the House

May 27, 2009

June 3, 2009

Amendment offered by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D-49)

To add $30.4 million in federal "stimulus" money for spending on "airport improvement programs".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 93 to 15 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, after adding $30.4 million in federal "stimulus" money for spending on "airport improvement programs".

Received in the Senate

June 4, 2009

Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 9, 2009