Due
to the holiday, next week’s Public Policy Update will be published
on May 29.
FOCUS:
Michigan Fiscal Crisis Update
Heads of the Senate Fiscal Agency and the House Fiscal Agency and the
State Treasurer held a Revenue Estimating Conference on May 18. Consensus
estimates confirmed the expected news that the current year deficit is
worse than previously calculated. Revenue estimates for the current fiscal
year ending in four months show a $803.2 million deficit. Approximately
$327 million of the shortfall may be addressed in the conference report
for SB
220.
Consensus
Revenue Estimates
(Senate Fiscal Agency,
5/18/07)
Consensus
Revenue Executive Summary
(Senate Fiscal Agency,
5/18/07)
Consensus
Revenue Agreement
(House Fiscal Agency,
5/18/07)
Related News:
Budget
Crisis Grows Deeper
Revised revenue estimate
places general fund, school aid shortfalls at $800 million in '07; $1.6
billion in '08 if SBT fully replaced.
(Department of
Treasury, 5/18/07)
Mich.
Gets Bad News About Economy, Budget
(Lansing State Journal,
5/19/07)
Michigan's
Budget Hole Deepens to $600M
(Lansing State Journal,
5/19/07)
State
Budget Talks Break Down
(Detroit News, 5/16/07)
Granholm
Still Hopeful for Budget Agreement
(Lansing State Journal,
5/16/07).
In
the Capitol
Committee
meetings of interest for the week of 5/21
5/23
House Judiciary
Agenda: SB
105 Allow authority for magistrates to oversee arraignments; HB
4550 Revise sentencing guidelines for certain crimes involving animal
abuse to reflect increased penalties; HB
4551 Provide for increased penalties under certain circumstances
abuse of animals; HB
4552 Revise to allow consecutive sentencing for penalties for animal
cruelty.
SBM
Position: Support
in Principle SB 105
5/23
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee: Judiciary and Corrections
Agenda: The FY 2007-08
budget for the Department of Corrections
Complete
Committee Meeting List
New
Public Acts
|
Legislation
Introduced 5/15 – 5/17
Of Interest to the Legal Community
HB
4753 Civil
procedure; remedies; correction of inaccurate item in consumer
credit reports; establish procedures for civil action in state
court. Amends 1961
PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947)
by adding sec. 8309.
HB
4755 Courts; juries; names and addresses of taxpayers; allow
to be given to jury boards for purposes of selecting juror pools.
SB
505 Weapons; concealed; exemption for certain state court judges
and state court retired judges from concealed weapons no-carry zones;
provide for. Amends secs. 1 & 5o of 1927
PA 372 (MCL 28.421 & 28.425o).
SB
506 Family law; paternity; circumstances under which putative
father may sue to establish paternity of a child born to a married
woman; establish. Amends secs. 1, 4 & 6 of 1956
PA 205 (MCL 722.711 et
seq.).
SB
511 Appropriations; supplemental; multidepartment supplemental
for fiscal year 2007; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
Of
General Interest
HB
4766 Retirement;
investments; employer contribution; revise.
HB
4733 Income tax; deductions; deduction for cost of energy efficient
appliances; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967
PA 281 (MCL 206.30).
HB
4792 Insurance; no-fault; fee schedules for medical costs paid
by personal injury protection; provide for.
HB
4806 Retirement; judges; health care benefits and vesting requirements;
modify.
At
the Bar
Constitution
Hall is New Home for Michigan Legal Milestone Plaque
Federal
News
Money,
Negative Ads Spread to State Judges Elections
(AP/Mlive.com, 5/17/07)
State
News
Budget
Debate Contributes to Slow Start for Legislature
(Detroit News, 5/20/07) |
