OF THE
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
12:00 Noon.
The House was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
Aiyash—present | Edwards—present | Markkanen—present | Schriver—present |
Alexander—present | Farhat—present | Martin—present | Schuette—excused |
Andrews—present | Filler—excused | Martus—present | Scott—present |
Aragona—present | Fink—present | McFall—present | Shannon—present |
Arbit—present | Fitzgerald—present | McKinney—present | Skaggs—present |
Beeler—present | Fox—present | Meerman—present | Slagh—present |
BeGole—present | Friske—present | Mentzer—present | Smit—present |
Beson—present | Glanville—present | Miller—present | Snyder—present |
Bezotte—present | Grant—present | Morgan—present | St. Germaine—present |
Bierlein—present | Green, P.—present | Morse—present | Steckloff—present |
Bollin—present | Greene, J.—present | Mueller—present | Steele—present |
Borton—present | Haadsma—present | Neeley—present | Tate—present |
Brabec—present | Hall—present | Neyer—present | Thompson—present |
Breen—present | Harris—excused | O’Neal—present | Tisdel—present |
Brixie—present | Herzberg—present | Outman—present | Tsernoglou—present |
Bruck—present | Hill—present | Paiz—present | VanderWall—present |
Byrnes—present | Hoadley—present | Paquette—present | VanWoerkom—present |
Carra—present | Hood—present | Pohutsky—present | Wegela—present |
Carter, B.—present | Hope—present | Posthumus—present | Weiss—present |
Carter, T.—present | Hoskins—present | Prestin—present | Wendzel—present |
Cavitt—present | Johnsen—present | Price—present | Whitsett—present |
Churches—present | Koleszar—present | Puri—present | Wilson—present |
Coffia—present | Kuhn—present | Rheingans—present | Witwer—present |
Conlin—present | Kunse—present | Rigas—present | Wozniak—present |
DeBoer—present | Liberati—present | Rogers—present | Xiong—present |
DeBoyer—present | Lightner—present | Roth—present | Young—present |
DeSana—present | MacDonell—present | Schmaltz—present | Zorn—present |
Dievendorf—present | Maddock—present |
e/d/s = entered during session
Rep. Jennifer Conlin, from the 48th District, offered the following invocation:
“As we all gather here today in friendship and community, taking a moment out of our busy lives... to learn, share and reflect on the insights, experiences and wisdom of others, we are reminded of how blessed we all are. In the current world around us there are many who suffer and face grave challenges. We stand in solidarity with them in compassion and by practicing loving kindness to ourselves and all those around us.
Let us engage in the power of prayer that connects us - irrespective of religion - with our beliefs and ideals more deeply helping us to hold them in our minds as we go about our daily business, and helping us to develop a stronger sense of conviction. Let us pray the following in the name of all that is good.
May we all be well, happy and peaceful, May no harm come to us,
May we all also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.
May our parents, our teachers and mentors, our friends and may all living beings across the world...be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to them,
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.”
The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
Rep. Aiyash moved that Reps. Filler, Harris and Schuette be excused from today’s session. The motion prevailed.
Motions and Resolutions
The Speaker laid before the House
House Resolution No. 246.
A resolution to declare May 5-11, 2024, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in the state of Michigan. (The resolution was introduced and postponed for the day on May 2, see House Journal No. 38, p. 362.) The question being on the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
By unanimous consent the House considered House Resolution No. 251 out of numerical order.
Reps. Thompson, Fox, Phil Green, Slagh, Borton, Zorn, DeBoer, Kuhn, Alexander, Rigas, Miller, Prestin, Jaime Greene, Young, McKinney, Schmaltz, Bezotte, Wozniak, Cavitt, Beson, Neyer, Posthumus, Bruck, DeBoyer, Meerman, BeGole, Martin, Friske, Smit, Kunse, Beeler, VanderWall, Markkanen, Bollin, Aiyash, Breen, Haadsma, Hill, Paiz, Rheingans, Wilson and Witwer offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 251.
A resolution to declare May 6-12, 2024, as Nurses Week in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, National Nurses Week is a time of year to reflect on the important contributions that nurses make to provide safe, high-quality healthcare; and
Whereas, Nurses serve on the front lines, risking their lives treating the injured and sick during wartime, natural disasters, and public health emergencies; and
Whereas, Nurses are known to be patient advocates, acting to protect the lives of individuals under their care; and
Whereas, Nurses are leading in the delivery of quality care in a transformed health care system that improves patient outcomes and safety; and
Whereas, Nurses impact the lives of the people of the state of Michigan through every stage of life; now, therefore be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare May 6-12, 2024, as Nurses Week in the state of Michigan.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The resolution was adopted.
Reps. Rogers, Conlin, Brabec, Farhat, MacDonell, Wozniak, Bezotte, McKinney, Paiz, Herzberg, McFall, Hood, Rheingans, Puri, Aiyash, Breen, Jaime Greene, Haadsma, Hill, Hope, Wilson, Witwer and Young offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 250.
A resolution to declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Approximately 4.5 million children in the United States currently have asthma; and
Whereas, Over 27 million people in the United States, have asthma and the numbers are increasing each year; and
Whereas, Over 1 million adults and children in Michigan have asthma; and
Whereas, Asthma is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases among children; and
Whereas, Nearly 1.5 million individuals per year visit emergency departments because of asthma’s effects; and
Whereas, Asthma is a leading cause of hospitalizations and school absences due to a chronic disease among children; and
Whereas, The total economic cost of asthma in the United States was $81,900,000,000 per year from 2008 to 2013; and
Whereas, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous individuals in the United States face the highest burden of asthma; and
Whereas, Asthma is a manageable disease that claimed the lives of over 3,500 Americans in 2021, including 94 people in Michigan; and
Whereas, People with asthma and food allergies need access to affordable health insurance and to the medications and devices they need at affordable prices; and
Whereas, Over 20 million people in the United States have food allergies, including about 4,300,000 children; and
Whereas, Food allergy has increased among U.S. children over the past 20 years, with the greatest increase in Black children; and
Whereas, Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases; and
Whereas, May is an appropriate month to designate as “Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare May 2024 as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. We recognize residents who live with asthma and allergies and to be compassionate of those living with these conditions.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The resolution was adopted.
Reports of Standing Committees
The Speaker laid before the House
House Concurrent Resolution No. 13.
A concurrent resolution to waive the legislative notice requirement for increases in rates of compensation for certain employees in the state classified service.
(For text of concurrent resolution, see House Journal No. 33, p. 298.)
(The concurrent resolution was reported by the Committee on Appropriations on April 24.) The question being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution,
The concurrent resolution was adopted.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4675, entitled
A bill to amend 2003 PA 258, entitled “Land bank fast track act,” by amending sections 4, 13, and 14 (MCL 124.754, 124.763, and 124.764).
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Tax Policy,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Grant moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 4679, entitled
A bill to amend 1933 PA 94, entitled “The revenue bond act of 1933,” by amending section 18 (MCL 141.118), as amended by 1987 PA 229.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Grant moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5522, entitled
A bill to amend 1990 PA 195, entitled “An act entering into the midwestern higher education compact; and for related purposes,” by amending section 2 (MCL 390.1532).
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Glanville moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Aiyash moved that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of
Senate Bill No. 817.
(For first notice see House Journal No. 39, p. 376.)
The question being on the motion made by Rep. Aiyash,
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 5499, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 20, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high‐ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 18, line 2, by striking out all of lines 2 through 7.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 224. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bruck moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 226. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 2, line 23, after “FTEs” by striking out “57.0 9,445,800” and inserting “56.0 9,295,800”.
Amend page 5, line 9, after “FTEs” by striking out “233.0 37,556,500” and inserting “232.0 37,406,400”.
Amend page 5, line 11, after “FTEs” by striking out “169.0 28,282,900” and inserting “168.0
28,132,900”.
Amend page 6, line 11, after “FTEs” by striking out “219.0 $36,992,200” and inserting “218.0
$ 36,842,300”.
Amend page 7, line 24, after “FTEs” by striking out “23.0 $6,539,400” and inserting “22.0 $6,139,300”.
Amend page 11, line 14, after “FTEs” by striking out “167.0 $38,877,200” and inserting “160.0
$37,827,200”.
Amend page 12, line 3, after “FTEs” by striking out “122.0 24,871,900” and inserting “121.0 24,721,800” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 12, by inserting:
“Cooperative lakes monitoring program 150,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to promulgate a rule that will apply to a small business and that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small businesses because of the size of those businesses if the department fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240.
(2) As used in this section:
“Rule” means that term as defined under section 7 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.
“Small business” means that term as defined under section 7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207a.”.
Amend page 26, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for contaminated site remediation and redevelopment programs, the department shall not expend more than 3% for administrative costs.”.
Amend page 26, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 306. From work project appropriations funded by state general fund/general purpose funding that lapse at the conclusion of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it is the intent of the legislature to repay the refined petroleum fund for the $70,000,000.00 that was transferred to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a, as part of the resolution for the fiscal year 2006-2007 budget.”.
Amend page 26, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 307. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum cleanup program shall be used to fund corrective actions performed by the department pursuant to section 21320 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21320.”.
Amend page 26, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for water resource programs, not less than $350,000.00 and not fewer than 2.0 FTE positions are allocated for dam safety programs. These amounts are in addition to any funding and FTEs utilized for this purpose in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.”.
Amend page 36, following line 14, by inserting:
“Sec. 1009. From funds appropriated in part 1 for the cooperative lakes monitoring program, the department shall provide funding in the amount of $150,000.00 to support the continuation of the department’s contract for the cooperative lakes monitoring program and to ensure the continued operation of this program.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, line 25, by striking out all of section 225.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, line 11, by striking out all of line 11, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 31, line 19, by striking out all of section 1002.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Hoadley moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 14, by inserting:
“Four Lakes Task Force dam restoration 50,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not
voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 12, by inserting:
“Curtis Drain project 5,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 14, by inserting:
“Kawkawlin River pillar removal 200,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not
voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 14, by inserting:
“Linwood Road Access sewer line installation 500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not
voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 9, by inserting:
“Black River dredging and jetty installation 1,500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not
voting therefor.
Rep. Markkanen moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 31, line 25, after “department.” by inserting “A minimum of 40% of the funds must be awarded for grants to install gasoline and diesel fueling stations in Upper Peninsula locations where there is no extant gasoline or diesel fueling station within 30 miles.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, line 15, by striking out all of lines 15 and 16 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 34, line 23, by striking out all of section 1006.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, line 25, by striking out all of section 225.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Hood moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5501, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 8, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 9, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 10, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following:
Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year.
Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees.
As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 224. (1) Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 225. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 226. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1016. The department shall provide an annual report to the house and senate subcommittees on labor, economic development, and lifelong learning, the standard report recipients. This report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
The current number of families and children served by the program.
The current economic makeup of families served by the program.
The current number of openings in the program.
The estimated maximum capacity of the program to take on new participants and still be able to achieve the mission and goals of the program.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Snyder moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5502, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-3) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-3) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. The department receiving appropriations in part 1 shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s or agency’s performance.
Sec. 310. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
Sec. 311. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the standard report recipients and the senate and house appropriations committees any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients that details all current work project accounts and their status. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The current balance of the work project account.
The intended use of any remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Martin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. Appropriations under part 1 from state or federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States, unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. section 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by the department or an agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to the department’s website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard report recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 41, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 529. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the MEDC shall issue a report not later than December 31 outlining the MEDC’s current processes for ensuring that there is accountability and transparency in the use of state grant funds.
The MEDC shall conduct an audit of expenses for any grant recipient that incurs expenditures of
$200,000.00 or more in a fiscal quarter.
If the Michigan strategic fund finds that any of the grant expenditures made by a grant recipient are inappropriate or unlawful during the course of an audit described under subsection (2), the fund shall refer the recipient to the department of attorney general for further investigation and the fund shall freeze any state grant funds available to the grant recipient until all investigations are completed.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 41, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 603. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the office of global Michigan shall provide a quarterly report to the standard report recipients on the newcomer rental assistance program. The report must contain all of the following information:
The total number of individuals served by the program and the number of individuals served in each county.
The number of individuals served by immigration status type.
The average length of a subsidy provided to individuals under the program and the total amount of subsidies administered through the program to date.
The number of program applications received and the number of program applications rejected, including an analysis of the reasons for rejection, broken down by rejection category.
The number of landlords participating in the program.
A detailed accounting of all funds available to the program, including, but not limited to, fund source and any restrictions placed on the appropriate use of those funds.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. For the purpose of things considered under joint rule 8, in order to be considered as part of the conference committee as a point of difference, the item must have appeared in either chamber’s budget bill for the department or agency being considered during the conference.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. DeBoyer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 353. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated under part 1, for any project being considered for strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund funding, the fund shall satisfy all of the following conditions not less than 30 days before approving a project:
Receive a foreign entity report from the committee on foreign investment in the United States that provides a review of any foreign persons or entities that may provide foreign investment associated with the project.
Receive confirmation of a form 800, known as a full voluntary notice, being filed with the United States Department of Treasury if any person or organization affiliated with the project is a citizen of or based in a nation on the list of countries of particular concern, special watch list countries, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the United States Department of State, or designated as a foreign entity of concern as defined in the infrastructure investment and jobs act, Public Law 117-58.
Receive a letter of safe harbor from the United States Department of Treasury if any person or organization affiliated with the project is a citizen of or based in a nation on the list of countries of particular concern, special watch list countries, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the United States Department of State, or designated as a foreign entity of concern as defined in the infrastructure investment and jobs act, Public Law 117-58.
Notify the speaker of the house, the house minority leader, the senate majority leader, and the senate minority leader if any person or organization affiliated with the project is a citizen of or based in a nation on the list of countries of particular concern, special watch list countries, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the United States Department of State, or designated a foreign entity of concern as defined in the infrastructure investment and jobs act, Public Law 117-58.
Post on the department’s publicly accessible website a list of any entities that have any person or organization affiliated with the project that is a citizen of or based in a nation on the list of countries of particular concern, special watch list countries, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the United States Department of State, or designated a foreign entity of concern as defined in the infrastructure investment and jobs act, Public Law 117-58.
As a condition of receiving funds appropriated under part 1, for any project being considered for strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund funding, the fund must disclose information that includes, but is not limited to, the following when complying with notification requirements not later than 30 days prior to approving a project:
Name of the project receiving funding.
Name of the organization receiving funding.
Name of any individual or entity requiring notification under this section.
A copy of the safe harbor letter from the United States Department of Treasury.”. The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Rep. DeBoyer,
Point of Order
Rep. Posthumus requested a ruling of the Chair on what the vote is that is needed to order a Record Roll Call Vote.
The Chair ruled that 1/5 of the members voting is needed.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. DeBoyer, Rep. Posthumus demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was not supported.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. DeBoyer,
Point of Order
Rep. Posthumus requested a ruling of the Chair on since nearly half of the members expressed support for a Record Roll Call why was one not ordered.
The Chair ruled that it is not a valid request.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. DeBoyer, The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 41, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 529. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated under part 1, the MEDC must adopt a streamlined performance and business development services standard not later than December 31. Copies of the streamlined performance and business development services standard must be transmitted to each member of the legislature not later than January 15.
(2) As used in this section, “streamlined performance and business development services standard” means a policy to combine servicing and customer assistance functions related to any program or service offered by the MEDC. At a minimum, the policy must combine points of contact and substantially similar programming to limit wait times and service delays.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. (1) The department and each type 1 agency organized under the department shall review all programs that are established within the department and the type 1 agencies that accomplish the same or similar missions within their purview. This requirement must include metrics that include, but are not limited to, the following:
The number of individuals served by each program.
The administrative costs of each program.
The number of employees assigned to each program.
The outcomes for each program participant.
(2) The department shall submit a report to the standard report recipients not later than December 31 that contains data for each of the metrics described in subsection (1).”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 309. The department shall provide a report to the standard report recipients that provides a comparative analysis of the state of Michigan’s economy and how it has been impacted annually by economic development funding since January 1, 2021. This report must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
An analysis of how any funds provided directly to business entities have impacted the prosperity region that the project is located in.
Return on investment of any awarded funds.
Statewide job creation statistics.
Number of in-state project applications.
Number of out-of-state project applications.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 22, after “217.0” by striking out “37,474,600” and inserting “36,633,500”.
Amend page 6, line 9, after “health” by striking out “15,784,200” and inserting “15,361,800”.
Amend page 6, line 13, after “fund” by striking out “959,200” and inserting “942,800”.
Amend page 6, line 14, after “fees” by striking out “11,533,100” and inserting “11,398,700”.
Amend page 6, line 19, after “fund” by striking out “11,499,800” and inserting “11,362,600”.
Amend page 6, line 21, after “fees” by striking out “11,054,400” and inserting “10,923,700” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 56, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 808. The department shall provide a report to the standard report recipients detailing any funds expended over the past 5 years for unemployment insurance benefit claims monitoring. Funds appropriated in part 1 for unemployment insurance agency must be used to support ongoing costs related to unemployment insurance benefit claims monitoring and fraud detection through the use of a third-party service that provides a proprietary identity document capture and verification solution.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 3, line 21, after “10.0” by striking out “5,000,000” and inserting “7,000,000”.
Amend page 3, line 27, by striking out all of line 27.
Amend page 53, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 717. Not less than 80 percent of the funds appropriated in part 1 for community and worker economic transition office must be used for direct grants to workers displaced by economic transitions in sectors that include, but are not limited to, automotive, utilities, manufacturing, and building trades.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Outman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, line 5, after “grants” by striking out “6,000,000” and inserting “1,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 77, line 4, after “grants,” by striking out “$6,000,000.00” and inserting “$1,000,000.00”.
Amend page 77, line 10, after “allocated” by striking out “$6,000,000.00” and inserting “$1,000,000.00”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Roth moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 25, by inserting:
“Pure Michigan | 5,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 62, line 3, by striking out all of section 1005 and inserting:
“Sec. 1005. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community and fitness centers, the department shall allocate $10,000,000.00 for a grant program to support community and fitness centers located throughout this state. Grants awarded under this section must be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The total amount of a grant awarded under this section must not exceed $500,000.00.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 22, line 26, by striking out all of section 352.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bierlein moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, line 18, by striking out all of line 18.
Amend page 11, line 26, by striking out all of line 26.
Amend page 12, following line 1, by inserting:
“Fire gear equipment grants | 15,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 67, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 1010. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for fire gear equipment grants, the department shall distribute funding to local units of government that have all of the following:
A fully paid fire department of an airport operated by a county, public airport authority, or state university or college.
A member of a fully paid fire or police department of a city, township, or village employed and compensated on a full-time basis.
A member of a fully paid public fire authority employed and compensated on a full-time basis.
A grant that is provided under this section must be used to purchase a second set of turnout gear for firefighters employed by full-time fire departments.
A grant that is provided under this section must not exceed $3,500.00 per full-time member of the department.” and renumbering the remaining sections accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Andrews moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 4, by inserting:
“Going pro | 15,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Haadsma moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 7, by inserting:
“Youth career development program | 450,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 77, following line 23, by inserting:
“Sec. 1034. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth career development program, the department shall allocate $450,000.00 to an entity developing an initiative based on the United States Department of Labor YouthBuild model that serves emancipated youth and emerging adults ages 16 to 24 who experience vulnerable circumstances that prevent them from engaging in education, professional training, and living wage employment opportunities. The department shall allocate the funds under this section to an entity located in a township with a population between 1,805 and 1,815 in a county with a population between 132,000 and 135,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a youth career development program.” and renumbering the remaining section accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Snyder moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 22, by inserting:
“Neighborhood talent investment pilot | 5,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 72, following line 6, by inserting:
“Sec. 1023. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for neighborhood talent investment pilot, the department shall develop guidelines, allocate funding, and coordinate with state agencies to implement this section. The neighborhood talent investment pilot must have the following goals:
To increase this state’s population of young talent by creating high-density, high-amenity, walkable, vibrant street life neighborhoods or districts.
To create business ownership opportunities for local residents.
The department shall award funding for approved local plans and execute grant agreements to existing grant recipients of the neighborhood talent concentration pilot established in 2023 PA 119, provided that the department determines the pilots are consistent with the objectives under this section. The department shall allocate funds by an open competition between prospective pilot grant recipients. No grant recipient is guaranteed additional funding under this section.
To be eligible for a neighborhood talent investment pilot grant, an applicant must be a consortium of entities that includes local governments, local economic development organizations, nonprofit organizations, and local businesses. Consortium applicants shall appoint a nonprofit organization as the lead applicant to serve as a fiduciary and project manager for the consortium. Only grant applicants that provide a minimum of 50% local or private match may be considered for a state grant. Qualified plan proposals must include all of the following:
The transition of roadway usage from cars to alternative transportation spaces, including, but not limited to, walking, biking, and transit.
Artwork, outdoor recreation, open spaces, and greenways.
Commercial corridor activation, including innovations to fill vacant retail space with locally owned businesses.
Mixed-use development that contributes to dense, walkable areas.
Transit and mixed-income housing development. A qualified plan must include proposals for transit and mixed-income housing development, but state funds must not be used for transit and mixed-income housing development.
The department shall consider all of the following when selecting grant recipients:
The likelihood that a proposed plan will lead to accelerated young talent population growth within the neighborhood or district.
The extent to which a proposed plan will support the creation and ongoing success of locally owned businesses.
The extent to which a proposed plan will create dense, walkable, vibrant spaces.
The extent to which zoning and code restrictions have been, or will need to be, modified to support high-density residential development.
The extent to which the proposed plan supports facilities and walkways that house or present cultural arts programs, performances, and exhibitions.
The extent to which the proposed plan provides mixed-income housing.
The likelihood of successful implementation of a proposed plan and the plan’s sustainability.
To the extent possible, the department shall coordinate the selection of grant recipients with input from and communication with the department of transportation, MSHDA, MEDC, the department of natural resources, and the Michigan arts and culture council.” and renumbering the remaining sections accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Koleszar moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, line 22, after “development” by striking out “100” and inserting “2,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 62, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 1005. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for center for social enterprise development, the department shall allocate $2,000,000.00 to a statewide foundation supporting small businesses in this state to partner with an association of comprehensive human service providers that support individuals with disabilities, for the purpose of creating a center for social enterprise development. The center for social enterprise development must administer direct grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that seek to establish or expand a social enterprise with an emphasis on employing individuals who are marginalized or economically disadvantaged.” and renumbering the remaining sections accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Snyder moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5503, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 350, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 164k. Funds appropriated under this article from state and federal sources must not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien as that term is defined in 8 USC 1641.
Sec. 164l. (1) Funds appropriated under this article that are used for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for at least 2 years before approval of the grant.
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months before approval of the grant.
Before a grant is awarded, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and whether grant funds will be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for awarding grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and grant recipients’ immediate family members shall not be employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state.
Grant recipients shall not serve on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by state departments and agencies.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state must be posted, without redaction unless required by law, to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
(2) On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed for each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed for each grant.
Sec. 168b. To receive funds under this article, a district or intermediate district must post on the district’s or intermediate district’s website any amount of severance pay for a superintendent, and the name of the superintendent, not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the superintendent is signed. By not later than February 1 of each year, districts and intermediate districts shall post the total amount of severance pay remitted to former superintendents during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former superintendents that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year. As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
Sec. 170. By not later than August 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office that provides a listing of all current work project accounts under this article. The report must include all of the following for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of the remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. DeBoer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 337, line 17, after “exceed” by striking out “$955,300,000.00” and inserting
“$1,587,000,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 338, line 2, after “0.25%.” by inserting “It is the intent of the legislature that for
$631,700,000.00 of the state school aid fund money allocated under this section, participating entities shall forward an amount equal to the amount received to the retirement system and the retirement system shall recognize funds being received as additional assets being contributed to the pension system.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Rep. DeBoer, Rep. Posthumus demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was not supported.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Rep. DeBoer,
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. DeBoer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, line 26, after “school” by striking out “$9,150.00” and inserting “9,825.00” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 20, after “MCL 12.262,” by inserting “an amount not to exceed $22,700,000.00 from the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created under section 11x,” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 15, following line 14, by inserting:
“(7) From the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created in this section, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $22,700,000.00 to public school academies for facility improvements. Funds allocated under this subsection must be allocated on a per pupil basis.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 99, line 12, after “2024-2025,” by inserting “from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for 2024-2025,” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 102, line 1, after “district,” by inserting “nonpublic school,”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 295, line 12, after “exceed” by striking out “$6,373,200.00” and inserting “$6,973,200.00”
and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 295, line 13, after the second “districts” by inserting a comma and “and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $600,000.00 for 2023-2024 2024-2025 for competitive grants to nonpublic schools,” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 296, line 6, after “be” by striking out “$4,723,200.00” and inserting “$5,323,200.00”.
Amend page 296, line 11, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
Amend page 297, line 4, after the first “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
Amend page 298, line 6, after the first “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 298, line 9, after “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 298, line 10, after the second “district” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 298, line 20, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
Amend page 298, line 23, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
Amend page 298, line 27, after “districts” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic schools,”.
Amend page 299, following line 1, by inserting:
“(6) A nonpublic school that receives a grant under this section may use the funds for either robotics or Science Olympiad programs.
(7) To be eligible to receive funds under this section, a nonpublic school must be a nonpublic school registered with the department and must meet all applicable state reporting requirements for nonpublic schools.” and renumbering the remaining subsections.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 260, following line 7, by inserting:
“(f): Ensure that all districts located within its geographic boundaries have equitable access to the intermediate district’s coordination activities and services, intermediate district-wide or regional meetings, regularly scheduled superintendent meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or other coordination or collaboration activities organized by or hosted at the intermediate district. In ensuring that all districts located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district have equitable access to services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities as described in this subdivision, the intermediate district shall ensure that districts that are public school academies that are located within its geographic boundaries are not excluded from said services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities organized by or hosted at the intermediate district if districts that are not public school academies that are located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district are not excluded.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 136, line 4, after “$150,000,000.00.” by striking the balance of the line through “least” on line 5 and inserting “Recipients shall use”.
Amend page 136, line 9, after “mapping” by inserting “and shall use 50% of the funds on products or activities related to improving student safety”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 75, line 10, after “school” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 75, line 14, after “school” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 75, line 18, after “school” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
Amend page 75, line 22, after “school” by inserting a comma and “nonpublic school,”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 152, line 11, after “section” by striking out “may” and inserting “shall”.
Amend page 152, line 14, after “(4)” by striking out the period and “An” and inserting “for at least 30% of its total allocation. For the purposes of this 30% allocation, an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may count children served by a Head Start grantee or delegate in a blended Head Start, GSRP extended program, and great start readiness school-day program. Children served in a program funded only through Head Start are not counted toward this 30% allocation. The”.
Amend page 152, line 21, after “consortium” by striking out “that contracts with community-based providers”.
Amend page 153, line 1, after “subrecipient.” by inserting “If the intermediate district or consortium is not able to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, the grant recipient shall notify the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and, if the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential verifies that the intermediate district or consortium attempted to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation and was not able to do so, then the intermediate district or consortium may retain and use all of its allocation as provided under this section. To be able to use this exemption, the intermediate district or consortium shall demonstrate to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that the intermediate district or consortium increased the percentage of its total allocation for which it contracts with a community-based provider and the intermediate district or consortium shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must be able to verify this evidence, demonstrating that the intermediate district or consortium took measures to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation as required under this subsection, including, but not limited to, at least all of the following measures:
The intermediate district or consortium notified each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium regarding the center’s eligibility to participate, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential.
The intermediate district or consortium provided to each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium information regarding great start readiness program requirements and a description of the application and selection process for community- based providers.
The intermediate district or consortium provided to the public and to participating families a list of community-based great start readiness program subrecipients with a great start to quality rating of at least, for 2022-2023, 3 stars, and, for 2023-2024, enhancing quality level.
(14) If an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section fails to submit satisfactory evidence to demonstrate its effort to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, as required under subsection (13), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall reduce the allocation to the intermediate district or consortium by a percentage equal to the difference between the percentage of an intermediate district’s or consortium’s total allocation awarded to community- based providers and 30% of its total allocation.” and renumbering the remaining subsections.
Amend page 154, line 15, after “in” by striking out “contracting” and inserting “complying with the requirement to contract”.
Amend page 154, line 16, after “providers,” by inserting “for at least 30% of their total allocation,”.
Amend page 158, line 11, after “subsection” by striking out “(18),” and inserting “(19),”.
Amend page 161, line 4, after “must” by inserting “be paid in full to the entity operating the classroom and may”.
Amend page 161, following line 19, by striking out all of subdivision (d) and releterring the remaining subdivisions.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 52, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 22o. From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 to Bay-Arenac Intermediate District for the following purposes:
To reimburse parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in a constituent district of Bay-Arenac Intermediate District for toll bridge payments made when traveling to and from school and school events.
To reimburse constituent districts of Bay-Arenac Intermediate District for toll bridge expenses for travel to and from school and school events.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 255, following line 3, by striking out all of section 67f and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
Amend page 351, line 1, after “67c,” by inserting “67f,”.
Amend page 351, line 10, after “388.1667c,” by inserting “388.1667f,”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 142, following line 17, by inserting:
“Sec. 31ii. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to the department to implement a behavioral health learning collaborative. The collaborative described in this subsection must be designed to foster collaboration between districts, intermediate districts, and mental health professionals across this state.
The department shall spend the funding allocated under this section as follows in developing the collaborative described in subsection (1):
Not less than $1,000,000.00 for platform development.
Not less than $3,500,000.00 for tool purchasing and licensing.
The collaborative described in subsection (1) must meet, at a minimum, all of the following criteria:
The collaborative must consist of an online training and resource center that can be accessed by professionals, youth, parents, legal guardians, teachers, and school administrators.
The collaborative must include on-demand trainings and resources for assistance in the event of a crisis. The trainings and resources described in this subdivision must provide for the following:
A system through which youth, families, educators, and crisis centers can access student mental health best practices through a public platform.
A system through which health professionals can access community summits, curricula, data, trainings, peer-reviewed materials, and the bhworks portal, through a private platform.
The collaborative must create a statewide standard for mental health needs and best practices for treatment for districts and intermediate districts.
For purposes of this section, the department shall procure any licensing of tools and assessments for districts and intermediate districts that require those licenses or tools for use by the collaborative in treating student mental health needs.
The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to provide and deploy an online portal for tools and best practices for treatment for student mental health needs. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Weiss moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5504, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201 and 206 (MCL 388.1801 and 388.1806), section 201 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 206 as amended
by 2023 PA 103.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 19, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 217e. Appropriations under section 201 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, line 1, after “$32,836,600.00” by striking out “100.00” and inserting “$32,836,600.00” and adjusting the totals in section 201 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Tisdel moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 226d. It is the intent of the legislature that by February 1, 2025, each community college will submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report on activities related to strategic planning and internal assessment or reassessment to best provide for open and free expression and speech, while protecting students from hate-speech, violence, and discrimination”.
Amend page 21, following line 24, by inserting:
“Sec. 226g. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each community college adopt an advocacy policy applicable to faculty, staff, students, student employees, visitors, and contractors by January 1, 2025 and comply with all other requirements of this section.
(2) An advocacy policy established under subsection (1) should include, but is not limited to, policies for distribution and self-distribution of printed political or advocacy materials related to First Amendment activities and political demonstrating. The policy should include a process for filing a complaint or reporting a violation of the advocacy policy and identify the community college staff responsible for investigating complaints and violations. The advocacy policy should include the effective date and be posted on the community college’s website.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steckloff moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5505, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236 and 241 (MCL 388.1836 and 388.1841), section 236 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 241 as amended
by 2023 PA 103.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 53, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 275m. Not later than August 1, the state budget director shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 53, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 275n. Appropriations under section 236 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 9, line 16, after “$79,000,000.00” by striking out “100.00” and inserting “$79,000,000.00” and adjusting the totals in section 236 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 53, following line 5, by inserting:
“Sec. 275f. It is the intent of the legislature that by February 1, 2025, each public university receiving an appropriation in section 236 shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report on activities related to strategic planning and internal assessment or reassessment to best provide for open and free expression and speech, while protecting students from hate-speech, violence, and discrimination.
Sec. 275h. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each public university adopt an advocacy policy applicable to faculty, staff, students, student employees, visitors, and contractors by January 1, 2025 and comply with all other requirements of this section.
(2) An advocacy policy established under subsection (1) should include, but is not limited to, policies for distribution and self-distribution of printed political or advocacy materials, related First Amendment activities, and political demonstrating. The policy should include a process for filing a complaint or reporting a violation of the advocacy policy and identify the public university staff responsible for investigating complaints and violations. The advocacy policy should include the effective date and be posted on the university’s website.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steckloff moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 18, line 29, after “greater.” by inserting “For the academic year 2025-2026, the tuition and fee restraint rate for resident undergraduate students is an increase of not greater than 4.5% or
$735.00, whichever is greater. It is the intent of the legislature that in the next fiscal year, the tuition and fee restraint rate will be adjusted only for the subsequent academic year.”.
Amend page 21, line 27, after “as” by striking out “determined by the department” and inserting “described in section 1 of 1966 PA 313, MCL 390.991”.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Steckloff moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5506, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 15, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 220. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to the former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year.
Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees.
As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
Sec. 221. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part and part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 224. (1) Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Thompson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 225. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 226. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Weiss moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5508, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 220. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.
Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following:
Report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
Sec. 222. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 220. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report detailing the status of all current work projects to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients. The report shall include the original work project amount, an explanation on how funding has been spent to date, the amount of funds remaining in the work project account, the intended use of any remaining funds, and the expected completion date of the work projects.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. St. Germaine moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 220. Funding appropriated in part 1 from state funds or federal funds shall not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to a non-U.S. citizen unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 USC section 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 16, line 8, after “302.” by inserting “(1) From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in 2021 PA 87 that were previously designated as work project appropriations for facility physical plant projects/operating funds, $21,065,000.00 must be used to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service.
(2)”.
Amend page 16, following line 13, by inserting:
“(3) Funds appropriated under this section are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds must not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and must be available for expenditures under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
The purpose of the project is to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service.
The project will be accomplished by state employees.
The total estimated cost of the project is $21,065,000.00.
The tentative completion date is September 30, 2026.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 3, line 27, by striking out all of line 27 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 31, line 8, by striking out all of section 408.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, line 8, after “$” by striking out “70.00” and inserting “75.00”.
Amend page 24, line 10, after “$” by striking out “60.00” and inserting “65.00”.
Amend page 24, line 12, after “$” by striking out “45.00” and inserting “50.00”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 8, line 21, by striking out all of lines 21 through 22 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 54, line 9, by striking out all of section 803.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. O’Neal moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5509, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. St. Germaine moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 12, after “base” by striking out “7,500,000” and inserting “10,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Rep. St. Germaine, Rep. Posthumus demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was not supported.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Rep. St. Germaine, The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, following line 25, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 12, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report, to the recipients required under section 205 of this part and to the senate and house appropriations committees, any amount of severance pay for a department or agency director, deputy director, or other highranking department or agency official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report to the recipients required under section 205 of this part and to the senate and house appropriations committees on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department or agency employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department or agency employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
Amend page 12, following line 28, by inserting:
“Sec. 226. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 230. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 231. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 232. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 17, line 1, after “part 1” by inserting “and expenditures must not exceed the estimated revenues for the fiscal year in which they are made, together with unexpended balances from prior years”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 25, line 11, by striking out all of subsection (1) of section 410 and inserting:
“(1) The MVAA shall provide claims processing services to Michigan veterans in support of benefit claims submitted to the USDVA for the health, financial, and memorial benefits for which they are eligible, and shall report annually on the number of benefit claims, by type, submitted to the USDVA by MVAA and maintain the staffing and resources necessary to process a minimum of 500 claims per year.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 30, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 416. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may contract with or provide grants to local health care providers to accelerate the clinical research and deployment of promising investigational treatments for suicide prevention that have been granted breakthrough therapy designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are eligible for expanded access as defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration, specifically for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, or treatment-resistant depression in veterans of the United States military and first responders. In addition, from the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may hire up to 3 FTE staff to facilitate and administer this grant program.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Mentzer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 12, after “base” by striking out “7,500,000” and inserting “10,000,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Morgan moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5510, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 15, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 16, following line 19, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 17, following line 6, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report, to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees, any amount of severance pay for a department or agency director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department or agency official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department or agency employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department or agency employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
Amend page 21, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 236. (1) For any grant program or project funded in part 1 intended for a single recipient organization or local government, the grant program or project is for a public purpose and the department shall follow procurement statutes of this state, including any bidding requirements, unless it can fully validate, through information detailed in this part or public supporting documents, both of the following:
The specific organization or unit of local government that will receive or administer the funds.
How the funds will be administered and expended.
Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct appropriation grants, the department shall perform at least all of the following activities to administer the grants described in subsection (1):
Develop a standard application process, grantee reporting requirements, and any other necessary documentation, including sponsorship information as specified under subsection (3).
Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant agreement with a grant recipient. Grant agreements shall be executed by the department only if all necessary documentation has been submitted and reviewed.
Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient will utilize funds for a public purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare of the residents of this state.
Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement and perform its fiduciary duty and is in compliance with all applicable state and federal statutes. The department may deduct the cost of background checks performed as part of this verification from the amount of the designated grant award.
Establish a standard timeline to review all documents submitted by grant recipients and provide a response within 45 business days whether submitted documents by a grant recipient are sufficient or in need of additional information.
A sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) must be a legislator or the department. A legislative sponsor shall be identified through a letter submitted by that legislator’s office to the department and state budget director listing the grant recipient, the intended amount of the grant, a certification from that legislator that the grant is for a public purpose, and specific citation of the section and subsection of the public act that authorizes the grant, as applicable. If no legislative sponsor is identified prior to January 15, 2025, the department must do 1 of the following:
Identify the department as the sponsor.
Decline to execute the grant agreement.
An executed grant agreement under this section between the department and a grant recipient shall include at least the following:
All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient, including any tax and financial information for the department to administer funds under this section.
A description of the project for which the grant funds will be expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. No expenditures outside of the project purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, shall be reimbursed from appropriations in part 1.
Unless otherwise specified in department policy, a requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1) may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of this act.
At the discretion of the department, an initial disbursement of 50% to the grant recipient upon execution of the grant agreement consistent with part II, chapter 10, section 200 of the Financial Management Guide.
A requirement that after the initial 50% disbursement, additional funds shall be disbursed only after verification that the initial payment has been fully expended, in accordance with the project purpose. The remaining funds shall be disbursed after the grantee has provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the department, to verify that all expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
A requirement for reporting from the recipient to the department that provides the status of the project and an accounting of all funds expended by the recipient, as determined by the department.
A claw-back provision that allows the department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant described in subsection (1), the department may adopt a memorandum of understanding with another state department to perform the required duties under this section.
A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information requests from the department related to grant expenditures and retain grant records for a period of not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to monitoring, site visits, and audits as determined by the department. The grant agreement required under this section shall include signed assurance by the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient that this requirement will be met.
All funds awarded shall be expended by the grant recipient, and projects completed, by September 30, 2028. If, at that time, any unexpended funds remain, those funds shall be returned by the grant recipient to the state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to execute a grant agreement by June 1, 2025, funds associated with that grant shall be returned to the state treasury.
Any funds that are granted to a state department are appropriated in that department for the purpose of the intended grant.
The state budget director may, on a case-by-case basis, extend the deadline in subsection (7) on request by a grant recipient. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations committees not later than 5 days after an extension is granted.
The department shall post a report in a publicly accessible location on its website not later than September 30, 2025. The report shall list the grant recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant described in subsection (1), the status of funds allocated and disbursed under the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable.
As applicable, the legislative sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) shall comply with all applicable laws concerning conflicts of interest in seeking a direct grant. A legislative sponsor shall not seek a grant for a recipient if a conflict of interest exists.
If the department reasonably determines the funds allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section were misused or their use misrepresented by the grant recipient, the department shall not award any additional funds under that executed grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit protocols.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 237. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report to the standard report recipients that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 238. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 239. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 28, line 16, after “safety” by inserting “incidents and analysis of school safety grants”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 6, line 7, after “1.0” by striking out “303,000” and inserting “600,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, line 22, by striking out “Climate change emergency” and inserting “Emergency”.
Amend page 11, line 16, by striking out “Climate change emergency” and inserting “Emergency”.
Amend page 38, line 20, after “for” by striking out the balance of the line through “change” on line 21.
Amend page 38, line 27, after “events” by striking out the balance of the line through “change” on line 29.
Amend page 39, line 1, after “for” by striking out the balance of the line through “change” on line 2.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, line 25, by striking out all of lines 25 through 26 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 41, line 4, by striking out all of section 805.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fitzgerald moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, line 24, after “programs” by striking out “4,600,000” and inserting “14,600,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Morgan moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5511, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.”.
Amend page 14, following line 20, by inserting:
“Sec. 220. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 14, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the house and senate appropriations committees and the standard report recipients any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 291. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Johnsen moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 292. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Rep. Johnsen, Rep. Posthumus demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand was not supported.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered by Rep. Johnsen,
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 293. Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least six months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state.
Grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by state departments and agencies.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 6, line 9, after “4.0” by striking out “8,107,000” and inserting “6,507,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 1, after “districts” by striking out “3,000,000” and inserting “4,000,000”.
Amend page 5, line 28, by striking out all of line 28 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Brixie moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5512, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 17, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 18, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 19, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high‐ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 16, line 24, after “exceed” by striking out “$25,000,000.00” and inserting “$5,000,000.00”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 230. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 231. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641. “.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 232. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bierlein moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 19, line 5, by striking out all of section 225.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 7, line 21, by striking out all of line 21 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 7, line 22, by striking out all of line 22 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 6, line 26, after “293.0” by striking out “54,037,500” and inserting “53,337,500” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 6, following line 9, by inserting “Aquatic invasive management $7,300,000”.
Amend page 6, line 11, after “63.0” by striking out “11,016,400” and inserting “3,716,400” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 9, line 25, after “$” by striking out “350,000” and inserting “1,350,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 24, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 1002. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for dam management grant program, at least
$1,000,000.00 shall be expended for dam repairs on state-owned lands and shall not be expended for departmental administration.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, following line 18, by inserting:
“Donated deer processing $600,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 23, following line 6, by inserting:
“WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 501. The funds appropriated in part 1 for donated deer processing shall be provided to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger to process donations of harvested deer to food banks or other hunger-relief organizations.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 14, by inserting “AuSable and Manistee river restoration initiative 2,500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 25, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 1202. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for AuSable and Manistee river restoration initiative are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the Management and Budget Act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
The purpose of the project is to restore and maintain fisheries, habitats, and ecosystems in the AuSable River and Manistee River.
The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees, contracts, or both.
The total estimated cost of the project is $2,500,000.00.
The tentative completion date is September 30, 2029.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Beson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 14, by inserting:
“Monitor Township Park 100,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 6, by inserting:
“WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 506. The United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, is encouraged to harvest all deer during targeted removal required under the enhanced wildlife biosecurity program.”.
Amend page 23, by striking out all of section 802 and inserting:
“Sec. 802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvesting.
(2) The department shall complete and deliver these reports, within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house with primary responsibility for issues with natural resources. The report must contain the following information:
The number of acres prepared in the last quarter and the year to date total.
The number of acres sold in the last quarter and the year to date total.
The amount of revenue generated by the sale and harvesting of state land in the last quarter and the year to date total.”.
Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting:
“LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 901. The appropriation in part 1 for snowmobile law enforcement grants shall be used by the department to provide grants to county law enforcement agencies to enforce part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82161, including rules promulgated under that part and ordinances enacted pursuant to that part. The department shall consider the number of enforcement hours and the number of miles of snowmobile trails in each county in allocating these grants. Any funds not distributed to counties revert back to the snowmobile registration fee subaccount created under section 82111 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82111. Counties shall provide semiannual reports to the department on the use of grant money received under this section.”.
Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 902. The department shall provide a report on the marine safety grant program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the senate and house fiscal agencies by December 1. The report shall include the following information for the preceding year: the total amount of revenue received for watercraft registrations, the amount deposited into the marine safety fund, and the expenditures made from the marine safety fund, including the amounts expended for department administration, other state agencies, the law enforcement division, and grants to counties. The report shall also include the distribution methodology used by the department to distribute the marine safety grants and a list of the grants and the amounts awarded by county.”.
Amend page 25, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 1204. From the funds appropriated in part 1, before the 2025 deer hunting season, the department shall make at least 1 chronic wasting disease (CWD) check station or drop station available during any deer season in any county that is included in a core CWD area, a CWD management zone, or a core CWD surveillance area.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, following line 2, by inserting:
“Sec. 230. The department shall not prohibit an individual from feeding birds or wildlife within 300 feet of a residence if feed quantity totals less than 2 gallons.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Hill moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 13, following line 14, by inserting:
“Sec. 114. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS | ||
State employees’ retirement system implementation costs | 800,000 | |
GROSS APPROPRIATION | $ | 800,000 |
Appropriated from: | ||
State general fund/general purpose | $ | 800,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 25, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 1202. The funds appropriated in part 1 for state employees’ retirement system implementation costs must be expended by the department to cover additional pension-related costs if the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law:
House Bill No. 4665.
House Bill No. 4666.
House Bill No. 4667.”.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, line 5, by striking out all of section 225.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Brixie moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5513, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of insurance and financial services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance. Sec. 224. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each chamber, intertransfer funds within this act for the
particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
Sec. 225. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the standard report recipients and the senate and house appropriations committees any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and the number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The current balance of the work project account.
The intended use of any remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state.
Grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by state departments and agencies.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Skaggs moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5514, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance. Sec. 230. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each chamber, intertransfer funds within this act for the
particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
Sec. 231. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the standard report recipients and the senate and house appropriations committees any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and the number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The current balance of the work project account.
The intended use of any remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state.
Grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by state departments and agencies.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Outman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 14, after “179.0” by striking out “30,511,100” and inserting “29,161,100”.
Amend page 6, line 12, after “fees” by striking out “6,213,400” and inserting “4,863,400” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Johnsen moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, line 10, by striking out all of line 10.
Amend page 11, line 20, by striking out all of line 20 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Skaggs moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5515, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 214. The judiciary shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the judiciary’s performance.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 214. Not later than August 1, the judicial branch shall submit a report detailing the status of all current work projects to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients. The report shall include the original work project amount, an explanation on how funding has been spent to date, the amount of funds remaining in the work project account, the intended use of any remaining funds, and the expected completion date of the work projects.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 214. Funding appropriated in part 1 from state funds or federal funds shall not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to a non-U.S. citizen unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 USC section 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 7, line 1, by striking out all of line 1 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 19, line 9, by striking out all of section 401.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5516, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of the attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil rights, and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; and to declare the effect of this act.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 41, following line 7, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s or agency’s performance.”.
Amend page 42, following line 23, by inserting:
“Sec. 221. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 229. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the departments and agencies shall do both of the following:
Report to the senate and house appropriations committees and the standard report recipients any amounts of severance pay for a department or agency director, deputy director, or other highranking department officials not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report to the senate and house appropriations committees and the standard report recipients on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department or agency employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 230. (1) For any grant program or project funded in part 1 intended for a single recipient organization or local government, the grant program or project is for a public purpose and the department or agency shall follow procurement statutes of this state, including any bidding requirements, unless the department or agency can fully validate, through information detailed in this part or public supporting documents, both of the following:
The specific organization or unit of local government that will receive or administer the funds.
How the funds will be administered and expended.
Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct appropriation grants, the department or agency shall perform at least all of the following activities to administer the grants described in subsection (1):
Develop a standard application process, grantee reporting requirements, and any other necessary documentation, including sponsorship information as specified under subsection (3).
Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant agreement with a grant recipient. The department or agency shall not execute a grant agreement unless all necessary documentation has been submitted and reviewed.
Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient will use funds for a public purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare of the residents of this state.
Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement, perform its fiduciary duty, and comply with all applicable state and federal statutes. The department or agency may deduct the cost of background checks performed as part of this verification from the amount of the designated grant award.
Establish a standard timeline to review all documents submitted by grant recipients and provide a response within 45 business days stating whether submitted documents by a grant recipient are sufficient or in need of additional information.
A sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) must be a legislator or the department or agency. A legislative sponsor must be identified through a letter submitted by that legislator’s office to the department or agency and state budget director containing the name of the grant recipient, the intended amount of the grant, a certification from that legislator that the grant is for a public purpose, and specific citation of the section and subsection of the PA that authorizes the grant, as applicable. If a legislative sponsor is not identified before January 15, 2025, the department or agency shall do 1 of the following:
Identify the department or agency as the sponsor.
Decline to execute the grant agreement.
An executed grant agreement under this section between the department or agency and a grant recipient must include at least all of the following:
All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient, including any tax and financial information for the department to administer funds under this section.
A description of the project for which the grant funds will be expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. The department or agency shall not reimburse expenditures that are outside of the project purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, from appropriations in part 1.
Unless otherwise specified in department or agency policy, a requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1) may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of this act.
At the discretion of the department or agency, a provision for an initial disbursement of 50% to the grant recipient on execution of the grant agreement consistent with part II, chapter 10, section 200 of the Financial Management Guide.
A requirement that after an initial 50% disbursement under subdivision (d), additional funds will be disbursed only after verification that the initial payment has been fully expended in accordance with the project purpose. The department or agency shall disburse the remaining funds after the grantee has provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the department or agency, to verify that all expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
A requirement for reporting by the grant recipient to the department or agency that provides the status of the project and an accounting of all funds expended by the grant recipient, as determined by the department or agency.
A claw-back provision that allows the department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant described in subsection (1), the department or agency may adopt a memorandum of understanding with another state department or agency to perform the required duties under this section.
A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information requests from the department or agency related to grant expenditures and retain grant records for a period of not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to monitoring, site visits, and audits as determined by the department or agency. The grant agreement required under this section must include signed assurance by the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient that the requirements of this subsection will be met.
The grant recipient shall expend all funds awarded and complete all projects not later than September 30, 2029. If at that time any unexpended funds remain, the grant recipient shall return those funds to the state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to execute a grant agreement not later than June 1, 2025, the department or agency shall return funds associated with the grant to the state treasury.
The state budget director may, on a case-by-case basis, extend the deadline in subsection (7) on request by a grant recipient. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the house of representatives and senate appropriations committees not later than 5 days after an extension is granted.
The department or agency shall post a report in a publicly accessible location on its website not later than September 30, 2025. The report must list the grant recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant described in subsection (1), the status of funds allocated and disbursed under the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable.
As applicable, the legislative sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) shall comply with all applicable laws concerning conflicts of interest in seeking a direct grant. A legislative sponsor shall not seek a grant for a recipient if a conflict of interest exists.
If the department or agency reasonably determines that the funds allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section were misused or that use of the funds was misrepresented by the grant recipient, the department shall not award any additional funds under the executed grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit protocols.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 76, line 13, after “exceed” by striking out “$1,000,000,000.00” and inserting “$2,000,000.00”.
Amend page 76, line 19, after “exceed” by striking out “$300,000,000.00” and inserting “$4,000,000.00”.
Amend page 76, line 25, after “exceed” by striking out “$20,000,000.00” and inserting “$75,000.00”.
Amend page 77, line 2, after “exceed” by striking out “$20,000,000.00” and inserting “$75,000.00”.
Amend page 101, line 10, after “exceed” by striking out “$1,000,000.00” and inserting “$500,000.00”.
Amend page 101, line 22, after “exceed” by striking out “$200,000.00” and inserting “$100,000.00”.
Amend page 101, line 28, after “exceed” by striking out “$40,000.00” and inserting “$20,000.00”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 232. Not later than August 1, the departments and agencies shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 233. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 234. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 50, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 315. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are $14,994,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $12,075,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $2,918,800.00.”.
Amend page 58, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 410. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are $3,499,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $2,818,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $681,200.00.”.
Amend page 63, following line 14, by inserting:
“Sec. 615. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are $21,640,700.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $17,428,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $4,212,500.00.”.
Amend page 76, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 725. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are estimated at $21,597,400.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $17,393,300.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $4,204,100.00.”.
Amend page 86, following line 28, by inserting:
“Sec. 822m. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are estimated at $60,699,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $48,884,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $11,815,600.00.”.
Amend page 121, following line 17, by inserting:
“Sec. 948. Total authorized appropriations from all department of treasury sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 are $30,742,200.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $24,758,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $5,984,200.00.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 40, line 16, by striking out “$0.00” and inserting “$150,000,000.00”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 38, following line 9, by inserting:
“(d) Preference must not be given for goods or services for the purposes of environmental issues, social issues, or corporate governance.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, line 6, by striking out all of section 228.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 235. (1) For any grant program or project funded in part 1 intended for a single recipient organization or local government, the grant program or project is for a public purpose and the department shall follow procurement statutes of this state, including any bidding requirements, unless it can fully validate, through information detailed in this part or public supporting documents, both of the following:
The specific organization or unit of local government that will receive or administer the funds.
How the funds will be administered and expended.
Notwithstanding any other conditions or requirements for direct appropriation grants, the department shall perform at least all of the following activities to administer the grants described in subsection (1):
Develop a standard application process, grantee reporting requirements, and any other necessary documentation, including sponsorship information as specified under subsection (3).
Establish a process to review, complete, and execute a grant agreement with a grant recipient. Grant agreements shall be executed by the department only if all necessary documentation has been submitted and reviewed.
Verify to the extent possible that a grant recipient will utilize funds for a public purpose that serves the economic prosperity, health, safety, or general welfare of the residents of this state.
Review and verify all necessary information to ensure the grant recipient is reasonably able to execute the grant agreement and perform its fiduciary duty and is in compliance with all applicable state and federal statutes. The department may deduct the cost of background checks performed as part of this verification from the amount of the designated grant award.
Establish a standard timeline to review all documents submitted by grant recipients and provide a response within 45 business days whether submitted documents by a grant recipient are sufficient or in need of additional information.
A sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) must be a legislator or the department. A legislative sponsor shall be identified through a letter submitted by that legislator’s office to the department and state budget director listing the grant recipient, the intended amount of the grant, a certification from that legislator that the grant is for a public purpose, and specific citation of section and subsection of the public act that authorizes the grant, as applicable. If a legislative sponsor is not identified before January 15, 2025, the department must decline to execute the grant agreement.
An executed grant agreement under this section between the department and a grant recipient shall include at least the following:
All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient, including any tax and financial information for the department to administer funds under this section.
A description of the project for which the grant funds will be expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. No expenditures outside of the project purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, shall be reimbursed from appropriations in part 1.
Unless otherwise specified in department policy, a requirement that funds appropriated for the grants described in subsection (1) may be used only for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of this act.
At the discretion of the department, an initial disbursement of 50% to the grant recipient upon execution of the grant agreement consistent with part II, chapter 10, section 200 of the Financial Management Guide.
A requirement that after the initial 50% disbursement, additional funds shall be disbursed only after verification that the initial payment has been fully expended, in accordance with the project purpose. The remaining funds shall be disbursed after the grantee has provided sufficient documentation, as determined by the department, to verify that all expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.
A requirement for reporting from the recipient to the department that provides the status of the project and an accounting of all funds expended by the recipient, as determined by the department.
A claw-back provision that allows the department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.
If appropriate to improve the administration or oversight of a grant described in subsection (1), the department may adopt a memorandum of understanding with another state department to perform the required duties under this section.
A grant recipient shall respond to all reasonable information requests from the department related to grant expenditures and retain grant records for a period of not less than 7 years, and the grant may be subject to monitoring, site visits, and audits as determined by the department. The grant agreement required under this section shall include signed assurance by the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient that this requirement will be met.
All funds awarded shall be expended by the grant recipient, and projects completed, by September 30, 2028. If, at that time, any unexpended funds remain, those funds shall be returned by the grant recipient to the state treasury. If a grant recipient does not provide information sufficient to execute a grant agreement by June 1, 2025, funds associated with that grant shall be returned to the state treasury.
Any funds that are granted to a state department are appropriated in that department for the purpose of the intended grant.
The state budget director may, on a case-by-case basis, extend the deadline in subsection (7) on request by a grant recipient. The state budget director shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations committees not later than 5 days after an extension is granted.
The department shall post a report in a publicly accessible location on its website not later than September 30, 2025. The report shall list the grant recipient, project purpose, and location of the project for each grant described in subsection (1), the status of funds allocated and disbursed under the grant agreement, and the legislative sponsor, if applicable.
As applicable, the legislative sponsor of a grant described in subsection (1) shall comply with all applicable laws concerning conflicts of interest in seeking a direct grant. A legislative sponsor shall not seek a grant for a recipient if a conflict of interest exists.
If the department reasonably determines the funds allocated for an executed grant agreement under this section were misused or their use misrepresented by the grant recipient, the department shall not award any additional funds under that executed grant agreement and shall refer the grant for review following internal audit protocols.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. DeBoer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 46, line 2, by striking out the balance of the line through “legislature.” on line 3 and inserting “submit a copy of the report biennially to the standard report recipients and to each state representative and senator.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 3, line 13, after “574.4” by striking out “115,791,100” and inserting “115,291,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 48, line 25, by striking out all of section 311.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 46, line 27, after “(3)” by striking out “On request, the” and inserting “The”.
Amend page 46, line 27, after “shall” by striking out the balance of the line through “information” on line 28 and inserting “submit an annual report to the standard report recipients”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 54, following line 10, by inserting:
“(q) Election offenses.
(r) Civil rights cases.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 54, following line 29, by inserting:
“Sec. 325. (1) The department of attorney general shall collect from each local unit of government that has received settlement revenue from opioid settlement agreements the amount of revenue each local unit of government has received from each opioid settlement case agreement and details on the use of those funds.
(2) Not later than February 1, the department of attorney general shall submit a report to the standard report recipients the information collected under subsection (1).”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 6, line 16, by striking out all of line 16 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 55, line 2, by striking out all of lines 2 through 25.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Wilson moved to reconsider the vote by which the House did not adopt the amendment offered previously by Rep. Lightner.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. Lightner, Rep. Lightner withdrew the amendment.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 10, line 16, after “commission” by striking out “100” and inserting “1,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 60, following line 28, by inserting:
“(3) Revenue collected under this section shall only be expended for costs related to parking and shall not be expended for costs related to gun control.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 65, line 1, after “information” by inserting “unless findings by the auditor general constitute a material weakness on the part of the providing entity”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. DeBoer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 67, line 2, after “recipients,” by striking out “the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees, and the senate and house oversight committees” and inserting “and all members of the house of representatives and senate”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 7, line 20, after “office--FTEs” by striking out “28.0” and inserting “26.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.
Amend page 7, line 20, by striking out “3,938,400” and inserting “3,404,400” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 57, line 4, after “appropriations” by inserting “and make available to the public by posting on the department of civil right’s website”.
Amend page 57, line 5, after “section.” by inserting “The report must include the source of each donation of private funds and the purpose of the donation.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 14, line 3, after “services--FTEs” by striking out “30.0” and inserting “28.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.
Amend page 14, line 3, by striking out “5,146,200” and inserting “4,882,200” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 16, line 24, after “services--FTEs” by striking out “80.0” and inserting “78.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.
Amend page 16, line 24, by striking out “28,634,200” and inserting “28,334,200” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 76, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 723. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the county clerk education and training fund shall be used only for costs associated with the training of local clerks in preparation for elections. The MDOS shall not allocate any funds appropriated for county clerk education and training for any other purposes.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 70, line 12, after “recipients” by inserting “and post the report on a publicly available website”.
Amend page 70, following line 24, by inserting:
“(e) The source of each donation received under this section, including the following information for each entity as it applies:
Name.
Address.
Principal or chief officer.
Specific program contact.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 75, line 5, after “contribution.” by inserting “The MDOS shall not accept donations from a political leaning entity or subgroup. As used in this section “private source” means corporate funds, or from an entity with a corporate address, chief operation officer, or program contact.”.
Amend page 75, line 16, after “subsection (1)” by inserting “by source”.
Amend page 75, line 16, after “year.” by inserting “The source of each private donation received under this section shall be identified by the following information as it applies:
Name.
Address.
Principal or Chief Officer.
Specific program contact.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 76, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 724. (1) The department of state shall submit a report not later than November 1 to the standard report recipients on all grants provided to local units of government from funds appropriated in part 1 and in article 5 of 2023 PA 119 for election administration and services. The report must include the following information for each county and municipality:
All entities that applied for a grant, the amount they applied for, and the intended purpose and use of the grant funding, including postage, early voting, and any additional category of expenditures.
All entities that received a grant, the amount they received, and details on how the grant funding fulfilled the purposes state in their grant application.”.
Not later than December 31, 2024, the department of state shall submit a report to the standard report recipients on the following:
The number of precincts as of November 5, 2024.
The number of early voting centers by county as of November 5, 2024.
Expenditures related to each special mail permit, specifically detailing the purpose of the expenditure, including, but not limited to, absentee ballot applications, absentee ballots, and other election related prepaid communications.
Not later than June 15, 2025, the department of state shall report to the standard report recipients a per- precinct formula to calculate the funding required to properly fund early voting, postage, and other relevant costs for federal and statewide elections. Each cost must be broken down by early voting, postage, and any additional category of expenditures.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 76, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 725. The MDOS shall submit a report by October 1 to the speaker of the house, the senate majority leader, and the minority chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and to the standard report recipients on reimbursements to counties, cities, and townships from the MDOS’s election security grant program funded by funding under the help America vote act of 2002, 52 USC 20901 to 21145. This report must list the amounts and purpose of reimbursements provided to each grantee as determined by receipts received by the MDOS from grantees and the total amount of reimbursements received by each grantee.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 62, following line 18, by inserting:
“Sec. 609. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for independent citizens redistricting commission, the independent citizens redistricting commission shall submit an annual report to the standard report recipients that details commission spending for the previous fiscal year organized by standard accounting categories employed by the commission.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Martin moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 23, line 11, by striking out all of line 11 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Martin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 81, following line 25, by inserting:
“(7) The MDTMB shall adjust vehicle travel service rates to state departments and agencies as necessary to cover costs of providing and maintaining electrical vehicle charging capabilities for the state’s electric vehicle fleet.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 21, line 2, by striking out all of line 2 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 83, line 18, by striking out all of section 822i.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 88, line 19, after “government” by inserting a comma and “the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on MDHHS,”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 84, line 14, after “or” by striking out “administrative” and inserting “legislative transfer.”.
Amend page 84, line 14, after “or” by striking out “transfer pursuant to subsection (4).”.
Amend page 84, line 16, by striking out all of subsection (4) and renumbering remaining subsections accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 126, following line 20, by inserting:
“An amount equal to 3% of the 52.87% above is designated for costs related to early voting and equipment reserves. An amount equal to 1% of the 52.87% above is designated for costs related to local roadways.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 127, following line 7, by inserting:
“An amount equal to 3% of the 46.13% above is designated for costs related to local roadways.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 122, following line 20, by inserting:
“The department of treasury shall submit a report to the standard report recipients that details activity and actions undertaken in accordance with this section.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 18, line 21, by striking out “17,379,000” and inserting “17,329,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 19, line 19, by striking out “189,100” and inserting “139,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 52, line 28, after “after” by inserting “legislative approval of”.
Amend page 53, following line 8, by inserting:
“(3) Lawsuit settlements resulting in proceeds to this state of $200,000.00 or more are subject to legislative approval.
The department of attorney general shall not settle a lawsuit against this state with an agreement that violates the law of this state or makes changes to procedures or policies that fall under the jurisdictions of the legislature or an executive branch department.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 44, line 6, by striking out all of section 228.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Conlin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 86, following line 28, by inserting:
“Sec. 822m. It is the intent of the legislature that the state budget director use the state budget director’s authority under section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a, to lapse any remaining work project authorization and seek any and all claw-back provisions relating to the following appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2023:
Economic development and workforce grants, as that appropriation is described in section 1094m(1)(a) of article 5 of 2022 PA 166.
Community health campus pilot project, as that appropriation is described in section 1996 of article 6 of 2022 PA 166.”.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Johnsen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 127, following line 11, by inserting:
“(3) Distributions under this section shall be reduced by 10% to cities, villages, townships, and counties that have an ordinance that would impede federal law enforcement in the apprehension of convicted illegal aliens or any ordinance declaring themselves a sanctuary or welcoming city, village or township which subverts any law relating to legal presence within the United States.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Brabec moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5517, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 17, following line 27, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.”
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 9, by inserting:
“Sec. 221. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
Report to the house and senate appropriations committees and the standard report recipients any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 291. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report that provides a listing of all current work project accounts. The report must include all of the following information for each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 292. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 294. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant. “.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 302. Not later than February 1, 2025, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on STF debt service. The report must include all of the following:
An accounting of the prior fiscal year’s STF debt service payments, including a calculation of STF debt service payments as a percentage of STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue.
A projection of STF debt service obligations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, including a calculation of STF debt service obligations as a percentage of estimated STF revenue secured by constitutionally restricted revenue.
A description of all bond sales planned for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 389. Within 30 days of entering into a long-term agreement with a private contractor, a public agency, or a partnership between 1 or more private contractors or public agencies, the department shall notify the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies of the agreement, including the subject of the agreement, the term of the agreement, and financial obligations under the agreement. As used in this section, “long-term agreement” means an agreement that obligates the department for a period of 5 years or more and that actually or contingently obligates the department to make payments over the contract period of $5,000,000.00 or more.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, following line 3, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 400,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”. The question being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Rep. Steele,
Rep. Posthumus demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was not supported.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Rep. Steele,
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 4, by striking out all of line 4 and inserting:
“Local road preservation 5,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
Amend page 34, line 29, by striking out all of section 1003.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 10, by striking out all of line 10 and inserting:
“Local road preservation 30,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
Amend page 34, line 19, by striking out all of section 1002.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “21,450,000”.
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 15,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility,” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$21,450,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 11, by striking out all of subdivision (a).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “28,450,000.”
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 8,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$28,450,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 14, by striking out all of subdivision (b).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “35,450,000”.
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 1,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility,” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$35,450,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 16, by striking out all of subdivision (c).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Thompson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “31,950,000”.
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 4,500,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility,” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$31,950,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 17, by striking out all of subdivision (d).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112(1). The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Martin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “31,450,000”.
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 5,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility,” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$31,450,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 19, by striking out all of subdivision (e).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Thompson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, after “mobility” by striking out “36,450,000” and inserting “33,500,000”.
Amend page 12, following line 5, by inserting:
“Local road preservation 2,950,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 37, line 9, after “mobility,” by striking out “$36,450,000.00” and inserting “$33,500,000.00”.
Amend page 37, line 21, by striking out all of subdivision (f).
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 5, by striking out all of line 5 and inserting:
“Local road preservation 36,450,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”
Amend page 37, line 8, by striking out all of section 1005.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 7, by striking out all of lines 7 and 8 and inserting:
“Local road preservation 2,500,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
Amend page 37, line 24, by striking out all of section 1106.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Prestin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 12, line 6, by striking out all of line 6 and inserting:
“Local road preservation 25,000,000”
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 39, following line 11, by inserting:
“Sec. 1112.(1) The one-time general fund/general purpose appropriation in part 1 for local road preservation shall be allocated and distributed to local road agencies as follows:
64.2% to county road commissions to be distributed among county road commissions in accordance with section 12 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.662.
35.8% to cities and villages to be distributed among cities and villages in accordance with section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663.
A local road agency receiving money under the local road agency preservation program must use the money for the preservation of local roads and streets as defined in section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c.
“Local road agency” means that term as defined in section 9a of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.659a.”.
Amend page 39, line 6, by striking out all of section 1110.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Puri moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5556, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-2) previously recommended by the Committee on Appropriations,
The substitute (H-2) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 177, following line 13, by inserting:
“Sec. 1877. The department must align all pharmacy-related policies with the United States Food and Drug Administration quality and clinical standards.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Lightner moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 36, following line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.”.
Amend page 43, following line 23, by inserting:
“Sec. 233. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part or part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.
Amend page 44, following line 6, by inserting:
“Sec. 236. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following:
Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year.
Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees.
As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 45, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 245. Not later than August 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the standard report recipients that provides a listing of all current work project accounts and the following information related to each current work project account:
The original work project amount.
A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.
The balance of the work project account.
The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.
The expected completion date of the work project.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Wozniak moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 45, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 246. Appropriations in part 1 from state and federal sources are prohibited from being used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 USC 1641.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. VanWoerkom moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 45, following line 15, by inserting:
“Sec. 250. (1) Any funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions:
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has been established or operating in this state or another state for more than 2 years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Grant funds shall only be provided to an entity that has had an office within this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant.
Prior to the disbursement or awarding of any grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds would be used and if any grant funds would be provided to a third party or subrecipient.
Each department or agency responsible for the disbursement or awarding of grant funds must audit the entity’s use of the grant funds for each fiscal year in which the grant is active.
Grant recipients and their immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. In addition, grant recipients are prohibited from serving on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for the approval or auditing of grant funds disbursed by any department or agency.
Full and complete audits of grant funds issued by a department or agency of this state, without redaction unless required by law, must be posted to a department or agency website in a conspicuous place for public review.
On a quarterly basis, the department shall submit a report to the standard reporting recipients on legislatively-sponsored grant funds that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
The status of each grant.
The amount distributed to each grant.
The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 152, following line 20, by inserting:
“(2) When seeking federal authority to implement a transitional Medicaid benefit for incarcerated individuals, the department must make all efforts to ensure the department receives federal approval to make the transitional Medicaid benefit for incarcerated individuals available to county jails by not later than the second year of the waiver demonstration.” and renumbering remaining subsections accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 98, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 710. The department shall provide, to the standard report recipients, notification of completion of any inspection or investigation and resolution of any current Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) complaints against Shawono Center not later than 7 days after closure or resolution of complaints.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Slagh moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 8, line 12, after “1.0” by striking out “57,500,000” and inserting “50,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 111, following line 15, by inserting:
“(h) The department must work with the opioid advisory commission established in 2022 PA 84, MCL 4.1851, the align the remaining funds allocated in subsection (1) with the funding and programmatic recommendations of the opioid advisory commission.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 8, line 1, after “$” by striking out “38,813,500” and inserting “8,813,500”.
Amend page 8, line 22, after “families” by striking out “132,538,100” and inserting “114,106,200” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, by striking out all of line 10 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 189, line 4, by striking out all of section 1950.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, by striking out all of line 16, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 204, line 11, by striking out all of section 2008.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Phil Green moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 93, following line 28, by inserting:
“(f) The number of cases sanctioned because of the school truancy policy.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Thompson moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 129, following line 19, by inserting:
“(s) The number of complaints received by the department from patients, parents, and guardians along with the number of those complaints that were determined to be substantiated at the center for forensic psychiatry and each state-operated hospital or center.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 167, line 4, after “plans.” by inserting “If the evaluation results of this section show costs trending higher than anticipated in the current fiscal year rate setting process, the department must adjust rates accordingly by not later than July 30 of the current fiscal year.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Bollin moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, striking out all of line 6.
Amend page 24, following line 16, by inserting:
“Weatherization assistance - IIJA | 5,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 201, line 24, by striking out all of section 1992.
Amend page 204, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 2010. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for weatherization assistance – IIJA, the department shall allocate $5,000,000.00 in general fund/general purpose revenue to reduce energy costs for low-income families.
(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for weatherization assistance - IIJA are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
The purpose of the project is to reduce energy costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, while ensuring their health and safety.
The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts.
The total estimated cost of the project is $5,000,000.00.
The tentative completion date is September 30, 2029.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Steele moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, following line 15, by inserting:
“Vital data technology platform | 1,000,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 204, following line 16, by inserting:
“Sec. 2008. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for vital data technology platform, the department shall allocate $1,000,000.00 to create a real-time unified medical and behavioral health record platform that can be shared with medical and behavioral health stakeholders across the state, including, but not limited to CMHSPs, Medicaid health plans, providers, and a public and private nonprofit collaboration that is designated as this state’s statewide health information exchange by cooperative agreement.” and renumbering remaining sections accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Johnsen moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, line 12, by striking out all of line 12, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 191, line 1, by striking out all of section 1954.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, line 11, by striking out all of line 11, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 189, line 23, by striking out all of section 1952.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Borton moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, line 28, after “services” by striking out “2,406,027,000” and inserting “2,392,027,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 159, line 25, by striking out all of section 1645.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Wozniak moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 8, line 3, after “program” by striking out “80,877,500” and inserting “52,522,100”.
Amend page 8, line 22, after “families” by striking out “132,538,100” and inserting “104,182,700” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 93, line 25, after the second “of” by inserting “the 48-month and 60-month”.
Amend page 93, following line 28, by inserting:
“(f) The number of cases sanctioned because of the school truancy policy.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Paquette moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, line 14, after “$” by striking out “60,706,900” and inserting “65,706,800” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 150, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 1422. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community services, the department shall allocate an additional $5,000,000.00 to support area agencies on aging for the continued development of caregiver resource centers, caregiver educational opportunities, and supports with a focus on health equity.”
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 19, by inserting:
“Kinship care | 313,300” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 194, following line 12, by inserting:
“Sec. 1967. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for kinship care, the department shall allocate
$313,300.00 to establish a family finding pilot program in a county with a population between 175,000 and 176,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census with the objective of locating and engaging family members of foster children for the purposes of adoption. Funding shall be used for program staffing costs.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 5, line 22, after “FTEs” by striking out “218.2” and inserting “219.2”.
Amend page 5, line 22, after “218.2” by striking out “28,681,400” and inserting “28,781,400” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 76, line 13, after “allocate” by striking out “$200,000.00” and inserting “$300,000.00”.
Amend page 76, line 15, after “council” by inserting “and 1.0 full-time staff person”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 150, following line 23, by inserting:
“Sec. 1502. (1) Michigan Medicaid shall contract with a third-party entity to apply a medication risk reduction model 2-year pilot program using 2 voluntary members from the Michigan Medicaid managed care health plans. The model pilot program must be provided under the Medicaid program for the purpose of identifying and reducing simultaneous, multi-drug medication-related risk and adverse drug events, enhancing compliance and quality of care, and improving health-related outcomes while reducing total cost of care in a measurable and reportable manner.
In carrying out this purpose, the model pilot program, at a minimum, shall leverage both retrospective and ongoing Medicaid prescription drug and medical claims data, using technology that has the capability of providing a simultaneous multi-drug analysis using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic sciences, and assessing cumulative effects of taking multiple prescription medications, including over-the-counter medications, herbals, and supplements to illuminate simultaneous, multi-drug interactions.
The model pilot program must be administered using health plan-employed pharmacists, and vendor call centers, pursuant to vendor requirements that are certified to deliver medication safety reviews using simultaneous, multi-drug interaction analysis tools and has previous experience in saving medical costs through proven results. The model pilot program must be constructed as a value-based contract, so that this state shares savings realized with the Michigan Medicaid managed care health plans, by which the vendor has proven experience in conducting a retrospective, pre-post, cohort study that evaluated the outcomes of beneficiaries in cohorts: one that received medication safety reviews and a comparable group that did not.
By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall evaluate the vendor’s return on investment and program-related state savings. The evaluation conducted pursuant to this section shall be reported to the standard report recipients upon its completion.”.
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Cavitt moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 24, line 11, by striking out all of lines 11 and 12, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 203, line 5, by striking out all of section 2000.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Kuhn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 11, following line 7, by inserting:
“Narcotics awareness program | 5,000,000”. |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 23, by striking out all of line 25, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 106, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 906. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for narcotics awareness program, the department shall allocate $5,000,000.00 to a nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, and with a headquarters in a charter township with a population between 100,000 and 105,000 in a county with a population between 700,000 and 1,000,000, according to the most recent federal decennial census. To be eligible to receive funding, the nonprofit organization must have a state mission to offer community-based, compassionate, best-practice/evidence-based services to those suffering from addiction, as well as to their loved ones, and to erase the stigma of addiction and instill compassion and hope.
(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for narcotics awareness program are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure under this section until the project has been completed. The following are in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
The purpose of the work project is to offer community-based, compassionate, best-practice/evidence- based services to those suffering from addiction, as well as to their loved ones, and to erase the stigma of addiction and instill compassion and hope.
The work project will be accomplished by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501.
The estimated cost of the work project is $5,000,000.00.
The tentative completion date is September 30, 2029.”.
Amend page 196, line 21, by striking out all of section 1976.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Jaime Greene moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, line 26, after “therapy” by striking out “616,810,800” and inserting “603,110,800”.
Amend page 21, line 17, after “revenues” by striking out “15,811,314,700” and inserting “15,802,391,900” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Rep. Morse moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 169, following line 14, by inserting:
“Sec. 1805. The department shall modify Medicaid policy in the Medicaid Manual, Nursing Facility Chapter, Certification, Survey and Enforcement Appendix, Section 2.3 and submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to CMS to seek approval to allow the department to approve or deny any application seeking Medicaid bed certification and provider enrollment for dual certification of Medicare-only beds. The modified Medicaid policy must replace the current certification criteria. The modified Medicaid policy must provide that the department grant Medicaid bed certification if the application meets all of the following:
A verification from the state survey agency that the beds listed in the applications are Medicare- certified.
The state survey agency finds that the facility named in the application is in substantial compliance with federal regulations at the time of application.
If there is an accepted submitted plan of correction for any survey activity occurring following the date of the application submission, the facility named in the application will be deemed to have satisfactory survey performance.”.
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Shannon moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, following line 12, by inserting:
“Firefighter health care | 3,500,000” |
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 191, following line 8, by inserting:
“Sec. 1955. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for firefighter health care, the department shall allocate
$3,500,000.00 for health screenings for firefighters. To be eligible for funding under this section, the entity must only request funding for a health screening of a firefighter that is employed and compensated on a full- time basis and the entity is 1 the following:
A fire department of an airport operated by a county, public airport authority, or state university or college.
A fire department of a city, township, or village.
A public fire authority.”.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Miller moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 23, line 14, after “health” by striking out “2,500,000” and inserting “5,000,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 191, line 11, after “allocate” by striking out “$2,500,000.00” and inserting “$5,000,000.00”.
Amend page 192, line 11, after “is” by striking out “$2,500,000.00” and inserting “$5,000,000.00”.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Morse moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5507, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, 206, 236, and 241 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1617b, 388.1801, 388.1806, 388.1836, and 388.1841),
sections 11, 201, and 236 as amended by 2023 PA 320, section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137, and
sections 206 and 241 as amended by 2023 PA 103. The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Weiss moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5500, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Witwer moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 817, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for certain capital outlay projects and the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide for expenditure of the appropriations; and to prescribe certain conditions for the appropriations.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 8, line 15, by striking out all of section 103 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
Amend page 11, line 13, by striking out the balance of the bill.
The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Roth be excused temporarily from today’s session. The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5500 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5500, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 56 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5507 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5507, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11, 17b, 201, 206, 236, and 241 (MCL 388.1611, 388.1617b, 388.1801, 388.1806, 388.1836, and 388.1841),
sections 11, 201, and 236 as amended by 2023 PA 320, section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137, and
sections 206 and 241 as amended by 2023 PA 103.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 57 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Wilson moved that House Bill No. 5501 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5501, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 58 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
We are allocating a substantial amount of money into a new, unfinalized, and experimental program. Children’s educational futures shouldn’t be experimented with. I can’t support this plan.
Furthermore, I do not believe that adding more layers of bureaucracy is ever the right solution. This new department could impede coordination between education policy officials.
I believe Michigan’s educational system needs a whole lot of fixing, but creating another level of bureaucracy without addressing the larger underlying problems in the system won’t help children learn to read or address the many other broken aspects of our public schools.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
We are allocating a substantial amount of money into a new, unfinalized, and experimental program. Children’s educational futures shouldn’t be experimented with. I can’t support this plan.
Furthermore, I do not believe that adding more layers of bureaucracy is ever the right solution. This new department could impede coordination between education policy officials.
I believe Michigan’s educational system needs a whole lot of fixing, but creating another level of bureaucracy without addressing the larger underlying problems in the system won’t help children learn to read or address the many other broken aspects of our public schools.”
Rep. Wilson moved that House Bill No. 5556 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5556, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 59 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
While this budget commits resources to behavioral health, support for first responders and other areas, the bill ties these initiatives to tens of millions of dollars for the continued unchecked expansion of various social programs, including free rent and utility payments, and doesn’t give hardworking taxpayers a good return on their investments.
Legislators have a responsibility to respect tax dollars that are afforded to state government. Continued reckless spending goes against this responsibility. We can and must do better, and that is why I voted no on this budget bill.”
Rep. Wilson moved that House Bill No. 5503 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5503, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 60 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Rep. Wilson moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 3, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 15, 20, 20d, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22k, 22l, 22m, 22p, 23g, 23i, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g,
26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27g, 27m, 27n, 27o, 27p, 28, 29, 30d, 30e, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n,
31p, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 33, 35a, 35d, 35j, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56,
61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61s, 62, 65, 67, 67f, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95b, 97a, 97i, 97k, 98, 98d, 99a, 99b, 99e, 99g, 99h,
99s, 99t, 99u, 99x, 99aa, 99gg, 99hh, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, and 163 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1615, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622d, 388.1622k, 388.1622l,
388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1623g, 388.1623i, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a,
388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c, 388.1627d, 388.1627g, 388.1627m,
388.1627n, 388.1627o, 388.1627p, 388.1628, 388.1629, 388.1630d, 388.1630e, 388.1631a, 388.1631d,
388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n, 388.1631p, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632p, 388.1633,
388.1635a, 388.1635d, 388.1635j, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c,
388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b, 388.1654d, 388.1656, 388.1661a,
388.1661b, 388.1661c, 388.1661d, 388.1661s, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1667f, 388.1674,
388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695b, 388.1697a, 388.1697i, 388.1697k, 388.1698, 388.1698d,
388.1699a, 388.1699b, 388.1699e, 388.1699g, 388.1699h, 388.1699s, 388.1699t, 388.1699u, 388.1699x,
388.1699aa, 388.1699gg, 388.1699hh, 388.1704, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747c,
388.1747e, 388.1752a, 388.1752b, and 388.1763), sections 3, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 15, 20d, 21h,
22a, 22b, 22d, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 28, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31p,
31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 35a, 35d, 39, 39a, 41b, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65,
67, 74, 81, 94, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99t, 99u, 99x, 99aa, 104, 104h, 107, 147, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, and 163
as amended and sections 22k, 23g, 23i, 27g, 27m, 27n, 27o, 27p, 29, 30d, 30e, 33, 35j, 67f, 97i, 98d, 99a, 99b, 99e, 99g, 99gg, and 99hh as added by 2023 PA 103, sections 11, 20, 22l, 31a, 41, 51a, 51c, 61s, 94a, 95b, 97k, and 147a as amended by 2023 PA 320, and section 27d as added by 2022 PA 144, and by adding sections 27f, 27r, 27s, 27t, 31gg, 51h, 54f, 55, 67b, 67d, 94e, 97m, 99, 99c, 99bb, 99nn, 147g, and 164j; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This budget proposal neglects a significant portion of Michigan’s children, leaving behind those who attend nonpublic schools and public charter schools. While public school students receive free breakfast and lunch, students in nonpublic schools are excluded. If the argument is that every child should have access to food, then that should include public and non-public school students alike. Funding discrepancies also disadvantage cyber school students, who receive lower per-pupil funding rates than those in traditional public schools. Additionally, students in nonpublic schools are denied access to extracurricular and elective programs, like FIRST robotics. I believe every student deserves an equal chance at a successful future, and this plan does not reflect that.
This budget raids the teacher retirement funds and diverts funding for the healthcare benefits teachers are owed for other personal priorities. We owe it to taxpayers to clean our debt and commit to proper use of their dollars so future Michiganders are not on the hook for even more money. And we owe it to teachers not put their retirements in jeopardy with this dangerous shell game. This proposal is careless and will set our state further back in the name of funding pet projects, and that is why I am voting no.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This budget proposal neglects a significant portion of Michigan’s children, leaving behind those who attend nonpublic schools and public charter schools. While public school students receive free breakfast and lunch, students in nonpublic schools are excluded. If the argument is that every child should have access to food,
then that should include public and non-public school students alike. Funding discrepancies also disadvantage cyber school students, who receive lower per-pupil funding rates than those in traditional public schools. Additionally, students in nonpublic schools are denied access to extracurricular and elective programs, like FIRST robotics. I believe every student deserves an equal chance at a successful future, and this plan does not reflect that.
This budget raids the teacher retirement funds and diverts funding for the healthcare benefits teachers are owed for other personal priorities. We owe it to taxpayers to clean our debt and commit to proper use of their dollars so future Michiganders are not on the hook for even more money. And we owe it to teachers not put their retirements in jeopardy with this dangerous shell game. This proposal is careless and will set our state further back in the name of funding pet projects, and that is why I am voting no.
This should include all students not just some. Parents in private schools and charter schools deseve access to grants and safety as well. This cuts money from all private daycare facilities, that is not ok.”
Rep. Prestin, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I am voting no because this budget raids the teacher retirement fund and diverts that funding to priorities unrelated to teachers’ retirements or pension debt. We owe it to taxpayers to pay down the debt on pension funding as quickly as possible so future generations aren’t on the hook for even more money. It is irresponsible to make decisions like this one, that put teachers’ retirements in jeopardy. This proposal is careless and will set our state further back in the name of funding pet projects.”
Pending the Third Reading of
House Bill No. 5499, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Rep. Aiyash moved to reconsider the vote by which the House placed the bill on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members present voting therefor. The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Pending the Third Reading of
House Bill No. 5512, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Rep. Aiyash moved to reconsider the vote by which the House placed the bill on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members present voting therefor. The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 5499, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
(The bill was considered earlier today, see today’s Journal, p. 449.)
Rep. Aiyash moved to reconsider the vote by which the House adopted the amendment offered previously by Rep. Witwer.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. Witwer, Rep. Witwer withdrew the amendment.
Rep. Hood moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 5512, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
(The bill was considered earlier today, see today’s Journal, p. 449.)
Rep. Aiyash moved to reconsider the vote by which the House adopted the amendment offered previously by Rep. Witwer.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment offered previously by Rep. Witwer, Rep. Witwer withdrew the amendment.
Rep. Brixie moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5505 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5505, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236 and 241 (MCL 388.1836 and 388.1841), section 236 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 241 as amended
by 2023 PA 103.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 61 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—50
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Martin | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Mueller | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner |
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236, 236b, 236c, 236j, 236m, 241, 241a, 241c, 244, 248, 248a, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260, 263, 263b,
264, 268, 269, 270c, 275b, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836b, 388.1836c,
388.1836j, 388.1836m, 388.1841, 388.1841a, 388.1841c, 388.1844, 388.1848, 388.1848a, 388.1850,
388.1851, 388.1852, 388.1853, 388.1855, 388.1856, 388.1858, 388.1859, 388.1860, 388.1863, 388.1863b,
388.1864, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870c, 388.1875b, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880,
388.1881, and 388.1882), sections 236, 236m, and 248 as amended by 2023 PA 320, sections 236b, 236c,
236j, 241, 248a, 251, 252, 256, 259, 260, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282
as amended and sections 241a, 241c, and 263b as added by 2023 PA 103, section 244 as amended and section 250 as added by 2017 PA 108, sections 253 and 255 as amended by 2012 PA 201, section 258 as amended by 2013 PA 60, and section 275b as amended by 2022 PA 144, and by adding section 270; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no because the budget makes significant changes to the Michigan Achievement Scholarship which impair the state’s ability to ensure that funding is used in pursuit of a degree.
Scholarships are traditionally based on tuition and fees, but with these changes, they could be used for a wide range of other expenses. Furthermore, there are no safeguards to make sure that students are pursuing a degree that will lead to a good-paying job, and there are no safeguards to make sure that students are progressing toward graduation.
I voted no because the budget does not include critical funding for infrastructure, technology, equipment maintenance, and safety expenses.
I also voted no because the budget does not include language that would eliminate funding for DEI positions and programs.
The budget does not require community colleges to eliminate the administrative bloat that has caused the cost of getting an education to far outpace the rate of inflation.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no because the budget makes significant changes to the Michigan Achievement Scholarship which impair the state’s ability to ensure that funding is used in pursuit of a degree.
Scholarships are traditionally based on tuition and fees, but with these changes, they could be used for a wide range of other expenses. Furthermore, there are no safeguards to make sure that students are pursuing a degree that will lead to a good-paying job, and there are no safeguards to make sure that students are progressing toward graduation.
I voted no because the budget does not include critical funding for infrastructure, technology, equipment maintenance, and safety expenses.”
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, May 7:
House Bill Nos. 5704 5705 5706 5707 5708 5709 5710 5711 5712 5713 5714 5715 5716
5717
Senate Bill Nos. 860 861 862 863 864 865 866
Introduction of Bills
Reps. Thompson, Wozniak, Bezotte, Bierlein, Johnsen, Fitzgerald, Brenda Carter, Wilson, Dievendorf, Farhat and Bruck introduced
House Bill No. 5718, entitled
A bill to designate the third Sunday of April of each year as Autism Acceptance Day.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Rep. Posthumus moved that Rep. Mueller be excused temporarily from today’s session. The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5504 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5504, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201 and 206 (MCL 388.1801 and 388.1806), section 201 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 206 as amended
by 2023 PA 103.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 62 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—47
Alexander | DeBoyer | Maddock | Slagh |
Aragona | DeSana | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky | Lightner | Schriver |
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201, 205, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 216c, 217, 217b, 222, 223, 229, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1805, 388.1806,
388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1816c, 388.1817, 388.1817b, 388.1822, 388.1823, 388.1829,
388.1829a, and 388.1830), section 201 as amended by 2023 PA 320, sections 205 and 217 as amended by 2020 PA 165, sections 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 223, 229a, and 230 as amended and sections 216c and 217b as added by 2023 PA 103, section 222 as amended by 2021 PA 86, and section 229 as amended by 2022 PA 144; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no because the budget does not include critical funding for infrastructure, technology, equipment maintenance, and safety expenses.
I also voted no because the budget does not include language that would eliminate funding for DEI positions and programs.
The budget does not require community colleges to eliminate the administrative bloat that has caused the cost of getting an education to far outpace the rate of inflation.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no because the budget does not include critical funding for infrastructure, technology, equipment maintenance, and safety expenses.
I also voted no because the budget does not include language that would eliminate funding for DEI positions and programs.
The budget does not require community colleges to eliminate the administrative bloat that has caused the cost of getting an education to far outpace the rate of inflation.
Colleges across Michigan including the Monroe County Comm College are sexually discriminating against girls and forcing them to use restrooms with boys, when unisex gender neutral bathrooms are numerous at the campus. Families in my district are not ok with their daughters being forced to change in front of biological males.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5499 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5499, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The bill was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 20, line 25, after the second “part” by striking out “must” and inserting “may”.
The motion was seconded and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was then passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 63 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This bill doesn’t give taxpayers a good return on their investment. It devotes millions of their dollars to green energy vehicles for the state and gambles on stalled demands for electric vehicles by using tax dollars to greatly expand charging station availability. Regardless of whether or not my constituents own an electric vehicle, they’ll be footing the bill for this expansion.
The executive overall budget plan also seeks to raise people’s taxes by $80 million with a 1,289% increase in waste disposal fees at a time when budgets across the state are tight. People can’t afford to be nickel and dimed further by state government. Moving this bill forward is a step toward accomplishing the executive budget goals for the year, including that fee increase, and I cannot support that.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5509 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5509, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 64 | Yeas—57 | ||
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Bruck | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Byrnes | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, B. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Carter, T. | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Churches | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Coffia | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Conlin | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Dievendorf Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—48 | |||
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Carra | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Cavitt | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
DeBoer | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
Removing reporting requirements is never a way to make government more transparent, yet that’s exactly what HB 5509 does. This budget removes disclosure requirements for when high-ranking employees receive loaded severance packages and ditches interagency cooperation obligations. Michigan ranks near the bottom in government transparency. This budget makes things worse.”
Rep. Bollin, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
Removing reporting requirements is never a way to make government more transparent, yet that’s exactly what HB 5509 does. This budget removes disclosure requirements for when high-ranking employees receive loaded severance packages and ditches interagency cooperation obligations. Michigan ranks near the bottom in government transparency. This budget makes things worse. I fully endorse efforts to support our military personnel and veterans and an investment in Selfridge Air Base.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5511 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5511, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 65 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
HB 5511, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development budget, makes government less transparent by removing reporting requirements, including removing metric reporting obligations and disclosure requirements for when high-ranking employees receive loaded severance packages. Michigan ranks near the bottom in government transparency. This budget makes things worse.
The budget also forces taxpayers to bankroll more than $5.6 million in bloated government spending on programs that are not core functions of state government.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5508 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5508, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 66 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
Michigan’s prisons are woefully understaffed, yet the department budget proposed in House Bill 5508 simply does not invest enough resources or provide the tools necessary to fill the hundreds of vacant corrections officer positions in prisons across the state.
Additionally, while this bill provides a multimillion-dollar special handout to just one local jurisdiction, it does not adequately increase the reimbursement for county jails that house state prisoners. In fact, the House majority rejected an amendment I supported to double the increase in per-diem reimbursement.
This proposed budget also eliminates key transparency measures that allow lawmakers and the public to hold the administration accountable, including provisions to require disclosure of large severance agreements, mandate online posting of department performance metrics, and allow legislative oversight of transferred funds.
In short, this budget fails to deliver the robust, transparent, fully staffed criminal justice system the public deserves. What’s more, House Bill 5508 is part of an enormous, $80.9 billion state budget proposed by House Democrats, whose budget is even larger than the governor’s executive recommendation. This budget is based on an income tax hike that took effect this January, even though Michiganders deserve the permanent tax relief they were promised under state law.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5510 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5510, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 67 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
The Michigan State Police budget, HB 5510, creates a Climate Change Emergency Disaster Relief Fund that expects local communities to try to prove a severe storm was caused by climate change, putting burdensome restrictions in the way of essential resources. This is ridiculous. I can’t support a budget that forces local municipalities to spend time proving why hail and wind damage happened when they should be securing resources and helping their communities.
MSP is also facing shortages statewide, yet this budget pulls $5 million in funding for training and recruitment efforts.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5512 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5512, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The bill was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Rep. Witwer moved to amend the bill as follows:
Amend page 19, line 5, after the second “part” by striking out “must” and inserting “may”.
The motion was seconded and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was then passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 68 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
HB 5512, the Department of Natural Resources budget, makes government less transparent by removing reporting requirements, including metric reporting obligations and disclosure requirements for when high- ranking employees receive loaded severance packages. Michigan ranks near the bottom in government transparency. This budget makes things worse.
The budget also forces taxpayers to bankroll an unnecessary $4 million field trip program.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5515 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5515, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 69 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
The overall spending plan being pushed by House Democrats expands state government by creating about 400 new bureaucratic positions that will be unsustainable in future years. HB 5515, the House Judiciary budget, contributes to the problem by adding 37 of those positions.
As legislators, we have a responsibility to ensure the long-term fiscal health of our state. Expanding government without a concrete plan for future funding is short-sighted and irresponsible. The unprecedented federal stimulus money our state has received over the last few years will not last forever, and this budget doesn’t adequately account for that reality. This is why I must vote no.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5516 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5516, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of the attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil rights, and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; and to declare the effect of this act.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 70 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil rights, and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; and to declare the effect of this act.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Prestin, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
By increasing contingency spending limits, HB 5516 gives unelected bureaucrats free rein to spend money without input from legislators or the people they represent. It also strips away important reports that provide transparency and keep state government accountable to the people – including one aimed at exposing and preventing “hush money” agreements with state bureaucrats. This bill also spends our limited taxpayer dollars pushing a radical green agenda the people do not want and takes critical public safety funding away from police and puts it toward social justice programs. Overall, HB 5516 increases government spending, grows state government with positions for about 60 additional bureaucrats, and fails to adequately plan for Michigan’s future by neglecting to make a deposit in the budget stabilization fund. I cannot vote to support a plan like that.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
TRANSPARENCY IS A HUGE ISSUE, THERE IS NO DETAILED REPORTING ON WORK PROJECTS. INCREASES LEGISLATURES PAY WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING NSESSION CANCELLED. THIS BUDGET SHOULD INCOME AN INCOME TAX DEDUCTION AND SHOULD BE HELPING FUND OUR CLERKS DUE TO PROP 2 PASSING WITH LONGER DAYS TO
VOTE By increasing contingency spending limits, HB 5516 gives unelected bureaucrats free rein to spend money without input from legislators or the people they represent. It also strips away important reports that
provide transparency and keep state government accountable to the people – including one aimed at exposing and preventing ‘hush money’ agreements with state bureaucrats. This bill also spends our limited taxpayer dollars pushing a radical green agenda the people do not want and takes critical public safety funding away from police and puts it toward social justice programs. Overall, HB 5516 increases government spending, grows state government with positions for about 60 additional bureaucrats, and fails to adequately plan for Michigan’s future by neglecting to make a deposit in the budget stabilization fund. I cannot vote to support a plan like that.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5517 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5517, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 71 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Prestin, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
The Transportation budget, HB 5517, prioritizes the executive projects over the needs of everyday people. Blowing taxpayer dollars on fancy drones, electric bikes, and electric vehicle infrastructure instead of fixing local roads is a twisted misappropriation of state resources.
Michigan residents are facing thousands of dollars in vehicle repairs because of the dire state of our local roads. Drones and E-bikes won’t fill potholes and ignoring the problem is just going to make things worse. I cannot vote for a plan that ignores our local roads in favor of green energy pet projects.”
Rep. Thompson, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
NO MONEY FOR LOCAL ROADS. MY CONSTITUENTS DO NOT NEED EV CHARGING ROADS THEY NEED POTHOLES FIXED! FOR OVER 8 YEARS MONEY HAS BEEN INVESTED IN MY DISTRICT FOR RAIL SEPERATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE YET TO BREAK GROUND. WE KEEP ASKING FOR MORE TAX PAYER MONEY YET WE NEVER FULFILL OUR PROMISES. I CANNOT SUPPORT STARTING M ORE PROJECTS UN TIL CURRENT PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 817 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 817, entitled
A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for certain capital outlay projects and the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide for expenditure of the appropriations; and to prescribe certain conditions for the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 72 Yeas—98
Aiyash | Dievendorf | Markkanen | Scott |
Alexander | Edwards | Martin | Shannon |
Andrews | Farhat | Martus | Skaggs |
Aragona | Fink | McFall | Slagh |
Arbit | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Snyder |
BeGole | Fox | Meerman | St. Germaine |
Beson | Glanville | Mentzer | Steckloff |
Bezotte | Grant | Miller | Steele |
Bierlein | Green, P. | Morgan | Tate |
Bollin | Greene, J. | Morse | Thompson |
Borton | Haadsma | Neeley | Tisdel |
Brabec | Hall | Neyer | Tsernoglou |
Breen | Herzberg | O’Neal | VanderWall |
Brixie | Hill | Outman | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Hoadley | Paiz | Wegela |
Byrnes | Hood | Pohutsky | Weiss |
Carter, B. | Hope | Posthumus | Wendzel |
Carter, T. | Hoskins | Prestin | Whitsett |
Cavitt | Johnsen | Price | Wilson |
Churches | Koleszar | Puri | Witwer |
Coffia | Kuhn | Rheingans | Wozniak |
Conlin | Kunse | Rigas | Xiong |
DeBoer | Liberati | Rogers | Young |
DeBoyer | Lightner | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeSana | MacDonell |
Nays—7
Beeler | Friske | Paquette | Smit |
Carra In The Chair: Pohutsky | Maddock | Schriver |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5502 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5502, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 73 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I cannot support this budget because I believe we must enhance fiscal responsibility by ensuring SOAR funds are not channeled towards entities associated with ‘countries of concern’ as designated by the U.S. Department of State. For the safety and security of Michigan residents, any project seeking SOAR funding should require thorough overview to evaluate any potential foreign affiliations. The misguided allocation of Michigan taxpayer dollars to the Gotion battery plant underscores the importance of safeguarding public funds. Our state must utilize robust oversight mechanisms. This budget lacks crucial security enhancements for the SOAR fund.
We also need further oversight of economic development programs that would allow for the Legislature to study the effectiveness of our current business incentive offers; a better understanding of the effectiveness and costs and benefits of the programs under LEO, better transparency for grants issued by this department, better legislative oversight over business incentives granted by this department, and increased funding for Pure Michigan.
I also cannot support the Newcomer Rental Assistance Program as included in this budget, as it could result in illegal immigrants receiving taxpayer-funded housing support.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5514 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5514, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 74 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This bill adds to government bloat by creating over 30 new positions for the Michigan Public Services Commission to carry out new mandates on green energy. Since these positions utilize federal funding, they are not sustainable and will force government into difficult decisions in future fiscal years. It also gives Supreme Court justices raises at a time when many hardworking taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet. The plan removes critical protections for child safety by eliminating a background check program for child- care center licensure and wastes tax dollars by studying the impact of already-required bias training for health
care professionals.
This plan is not an effective use of taxpayer resources. It simply makes government bigger.”
Rep. Prestin, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
This bill adds to government bloat by creating over 30 new positions for the Michigan Public Services Commission to carry out new mandates on green energy. Since these positions utilize federal funding, they are not sustainable and will force government into difficult decisions in future fiscal years.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5513 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5513, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of insurance and financial services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 75 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Reps. BeGole, Prestin and Thompson having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
Our local job providers have already experienced a litany of issues the past several years with COVID-19 shutdowns and high costs from inflation. This budget plan wants to further weaponize regulation in the coming fiscal year by adding new taxpayer-funded positions and spending more to make bureaucracy a bigger part of people’s lives.
My constituents feel strongly that more government is not the answer. I can’t support a plan that aims to burden them with bureaucratic red tape.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 5506 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 5506, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 76 Yeas—56
Aiyash | Farhat | McFall | Scott |
Andrews | Fitzgerald | McKinney | Shannon |
Arbit | Glanville | Mentzer | Skaggs |
Brabec | Grant | Miller | Snyder |
Breen | Haadsma | Morgan | Steckloff |
Brixie | Herzberg | Morse | Tate |
Byrnes | Hill | Neeley | Tsernoglou |
Carter, B. | Hood | O’Neal | Wegela |
Carter, T. | Hope | Paiz | Weiss |
Churches | Hoskins | Pohutsky | Whitsett |
Coffia | Koleszar | Price | Wilson |
Conlin | Liberati | Puri | Witwer |
Dievendorf | MacDonell | Rheingans | Xiong |
Edwards | Martus | Rogers | Young |
Nays—49
Alexander | DeBoyer | Lightner | Schriver |
Aragona | DeSana | Maddock | Slagh |
Beeler | Fink | Markkanen | Smit |
BeGole | Fox | Martin | St. Germaine |
Beson | Friske | Meerman | Steele |
Bezotte | Green, P. | Neyer | Thompson |
Bierlein | Greene, J. | Outman | Tisdel |
Bollin | Hall | Paquette | VanderWall |
Borton | Hoadley | Posthumus | VanWoerkom |
Bruck | Johnsen | Prestin | Wendzel |
Carra | Kuhn | Rigas | Wozniak |
Cavitt | Kunse | Schmaltz | Zorn |
DeBoer In The Chair: Pohutsky |
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. BeGole and Thompson, having reserved the right to explain their protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
We are allocating a substantial amount of money into a new, unfinalized, and experimental program. Children’s educational futures shouldn’t be experimented with. I can’t support this plan.
Furthermore, I do not believe that adding more layers of bureaucracy is ever the right solution. This new department could impede coordination between education policy officials.
I believe Michigan’s educational system needs a whole lot of fixing, but creating another level of bureaucracy without addressing the larger underlying problems in the system won’t help children learn to read or address the many other broken aspects of our public schools.”
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session. The motion prevailed.
Explanation of “No” Votes
Rep. Wendzel, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of House Bill No. 5434, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
I voted no because this is an important issue, and every member should be present to vote on it. However, not every member of the Democrat Caucus was present. I am incredibly appreciative and supportive of our Korean War Veterans, and I support this measure.”
Rep. Aragona moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 8:00 p.m.
The Speaker Pro Tempore declared the House adjourned until Thursday, May 9, at 12:00 Noon.
RICHARD J. BROWN
Clerk of the House of Representatives