Local government budgets.
Summary
Prohibits a county, city, town, or townships (unit) from reducing its annual public safety budget for the ensuing fiscal year by an amount that is more than the percentage by which the anticipated revenue for the ensuing budget year is less than the anticipated revenue in the current budget year. Provides that a unit may not transfer more than 5% of the funds appropriated to the public safety budget to a non-public safety purpose, unless the executive declares that an emergency exists and the transfer is necessary to protect the public health, welfare, or safety. Exempts public safety budget reductions that are the result of a reorganization of a unit under the government modernization act.
Bill status
in committee
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Failed
Feb 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021
How they voted
8–35
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic11
81% Nay
R
Republican36
72% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 15, 2021
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (8-35-4)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
P
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
Co
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
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