2025 House Resolution 231

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Rule 52 of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is hereby amended to read as follows: “Appropriations.

Rule 52. (1) No appropriations bill or conference report containing a legislatively directed spending item shall be brought for a vote without proper disclosure of the sponsor and the intended recipient, and a description of the legislatively directed spending item in a form and manner established by the House by resolution. compliance with sections 364 and 364a of the Management and Budget Act, 1984 PA 431,

MCL 18.1364 and 18.1364a. Notwithstanding the effective date of Public Acts 32 and 33 of 2025, the requirements described in sections 364 and 364a of the Management and Budget Act apply to legislatively directed spending items requested or included in a bill before January 1, 2026.

(2) An appropriations bill or conference report shall not be brought for a vote if it contains a legislatively directed spending item for which the intended recipient is a municipality or a university, including any official, department, or board of a municipality or university, that actively maintains any rule, policy, ordinance, or resolution that would subvert immigration enforcement in any way or that refuses to comply with federal immigration enforcement measures.

(3) No appropriations bill or conference report containing a legislatively directed spending item for which the intended recipient is a municipality or university shall be brought for a vote unless the municipality or university has submitted the following information to the House:

(a) The municipality’s or university’s rules, policies, ordinances, and resolutions related to federal immigration law and immigration enforcement measures. This includes, but is not limited to, any rules, policies, ordinances, and resolutions regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests, and the municipality’s or university’s intent to work with federal authorities or actively harbor or shield illegal aliens from federal enforcement authorities or operations.

(b) In the case of a municipality, an official letter from the municipality, signed by the municipality’s chief executive officer, the municipality’s duly elected board, or an individual who is legally authorized to act on behalf of the municipality, certifying the following:

(i) The municipality’s rules, policies, ordinances, and resolutions do not include language that requires, encourages, or supports subverting immigration enforcement in any way or refusing to comply with federal immigration enforcement measures.

(ii) The municipality will comply with federal immigration law.

(c) In the case of a university, an official letter from the university, signed by the university’s president, the university’s governing board, board of directors, or board of trustees, or an individual who is legally authorized to act on behalf of the university, certifying the following:

(i) The university’s rules, policies, ordinances, and resolutions do not include language that requires, encourages, or supports subverting immigration enforcement in any way or refusing to comply with federal immigration enforcement measures.

(ii) The university will comply with federal immigration law.

(4) As used in this rule:

(a) ”Legislatively directed spending item” means, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), an appropriation that authorizes or obligates a specific amount of money for a contract or other expenditure with a grant, loan, or other economic assistance or incentive to a specific person, organization, entity, local unit of local government, or project or activity in a local unit of local government., other than through a formula-driven or competitive award process.

(b) Legislatively directed spending item does not include an appropriation if any of the following conditions are met:

(i) The appropriation is made in response to a disaster or emergency situation.

(ii) The recipient of the appropriation is a state department or agency or an entity that administers or provides services, programs, or resources that are otherwise required by law to be administered or provided by a state department or agency.

(iii) The appropriation is made through a formula-driven or competitive award process.

(c) (b) ”Municipality” means a county, city, village, township, or authority established under the laws of this state.

(d) (c) ”University” means a state university described in Article VIII, § 4, 5, or 6 of the Michigan Constitution, or an independent college or university incorporated under 1931 PA 327, MCL 450.170 to 450.177.”.