2024 House Bill 5516

Appropriations: general government; appropriations for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; provide for.

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.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 22, 2024

Introduced by Reps. Felicia Brabec (D-33) and Felicia Brabec (D-33)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 1, 2024

Reported with substitute H-2

May 8, 2024

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

1. 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.”.

2. 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.”.

3. 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:

(a) 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.

(b) 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.”.

4. 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:

(a) The specific organization or unit of local government that will receive or administer the funds.

(b) How the funds will be administered and expended.

(2) 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):

(a) Develop a standard application process, grantee reporting requirements, and any other necessary documentation, including sponsorship information as specified under subsection (3).

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(3) 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:

(a) Identify the department or agency as the sponsor.

(b) Decline to execute the grant agreement.

(4) An executed grant agreement under this section between the department or agency and a grant recipient must include at least all of the following:

(a) All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient, including any tax and financial information for the department to administer funds under this section.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(g) A claw-back provision that allows the department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

(11) 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 76, line 13, after “exceed” by striking out “$1,000,000,000.00” and inserting “$2,000,000.00”.

2. Amend page 76, line 19, after “exceed” by striking out “$300,000,000.00” and inserting “$4,000,000.00”.

3. Amend page 76, line 25, after “exceed” by striking out “$20,000,000.00” and inserting “$75,000.00”.

4. Amend page 77, line 2, after “exceed” by striking out “$20,000,000.00” and inserting “$75,000.00”.

5. Amend page 101, line 10, after “exceed” by striking out “$1,000,000.00” and inserting “$500,000.00”.

6. Amend page 101, line 22, after “exceed” by striking out “$200,000.00” and inserting “$100,000.00”.

7. Amend page 101, line 28, after “exceed” by striking out “$40,000.00” and inserting “$20,000.00”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Donni Steele (R-54)

1. 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:

(a) The original work project amount.

(b) A detailed accounting of expenditures to date.

(c) The balance of the work project account.

(d) The intended use of remaining funds in the work project account.

(e) The expected completion date of the work project.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Andrew Fink (R-35)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Greg VanWoerkom (R-88)

1. 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:

(a) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(2) 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:

(a) The status of each grant.

(b) The amount distributed to each grant.

(c) The remaining amount to be distributed to each grant.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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.”.

2. 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.”.

3. 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.”.

4. 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.”.

5. 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.”.

6. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 40, line 16 by striking out “$0.00” and inserting “$150,000,000.00”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

1. Amend page 44, line 6, by striking out all of section 228.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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:

(a) The specific organization or unit of local government that will receive or administer the funds.

(b) How the funds will be administered and expended.

(2) 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):

(a) Develop a standard application process, grantee reporting requirements, and any other necessary documentation, including sponsorship information as specified under subsection (3).

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) An executed grant agreement under this section between the department and a grant recipient shall include at least the following:

(a) All necessary identifying information for the grant recipient, including any tax and financial information for the department to administer funds under this section.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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.

(f) 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.

(g) A claw-back provision that allows the department of treasury to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) Any funds that are granted to a state department are appropriated in that department for the purpose of the intended grant.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

(11) 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.

(12) 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-86)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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

2. Amend page 48, line 25, by striking out all of section 311.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Kuhn (R-57)

1. Amend page 46, line 27, after “(3)” by striking out “On request, the” and inserting “The”.

2. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 54, following line 10, by inserting:

“(q) Election offenses.

(r) Civil rights cases.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Kuhn (R-57)

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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 6, line 16, by striking out all of line 16 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 55, line 2, by striking out all of lines 2 through 25.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Motion to reconsider amendment by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Phil Green (R-67)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Donni Steele (R-54)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Nancy DeBoer (R-86)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Phil Green (R-67)

1. Amend page 7, line 20, after “office--FTEs” by striking out “28.0” and inserting “26.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.

2. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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”.

2. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 14, line 3, after “services--FTEs” by striking out “30.0” and inserting “28.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.

2. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 16, line 24, after “services--FTEs” by striking out “80.0” and inserting “78.0” and adjusting the subtotals and totals accordingly.

2. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Thomas Kuhn (R-57)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 70, line 12, after “recipients” by inserting “and post the report on a publicly available website”.

2. 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:

(i) Name.

(ii) Address.

(iii) Principal or chief officer.

(iv) Specific program contact.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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.”.

2. Amend page 75, line 16, after “subsection (1)” by inserting “by source”.

3. 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:

(a) Name.

(b) Address.

(c) Principal or Chief Officer.

(d) Specific program contact.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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:

(a) 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.

(b) 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.”.

(2) Not later than December 31, 2024, the department of state shall submit a report to the standard report recipients on the following:

(a) The number of precincts as of November 5, 2024.

(b) The number of early voting centers by county as of November 5, 2024.

(c) 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.

(3) 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Martin (R-68)

1. Amend page 23 by striking out all of line 11 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Martin (R-68)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ken Borton (R-105)

1. Amend page 21, line 2, by striking out all of line 2 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 83, line 18, by striking out all of section 822i.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Phil Green (R-67)

1. Amend page 88, line 19, after “government” by inserting “, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on MDHHS, “.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 84, line 14, after “or” by striking out “administrative” and inserting “legislative transfer.”.

2. Amend page 84, line 14, after “or” by striking out “transfer pursuant to subsection (4).”.

3. Amend page 84, line 16, by striking out all of subsection (4) and renumbering remaining subsections accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 18, line 21, by striking out “17,379,000” and inserting “17,329,000” and adjusting the subtotals, and totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 19, line 19, by striking out “189,100” and inserting “139,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 52, line 28, after “after” by inserting “legislative approval of”.

2. 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.

(4) 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 amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Angela Witwer (D-76)

1. Amend page 44, line 6, by striking out all of section 228.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-48)

1. 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:

(a) Economic development and workforce grants, as that appropriation is described in section 1094m(1)(a) of article 5 of 2022 PA 166.

(b) Community health campus pilot project, as that appropriation is described in section 1996 of article 6 of 2022 PA 166.”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gina Johnsen (R-78)

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 amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 49 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 14, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

May 15, 2024

Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

May 15, 2024