A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Senate Bills 162-181 are templates for the upcoming FY '26 budget. None of these bills have any real dollar figures attributed to them. They will be used to fill in the budget as it progresses through negotiations this year.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
1. Amend page 8, following line 20, by inserting:
Chance for Life
100
2. Amend page 8, line 26, by striking out “18,100,100” and inserting “18,100,200”.
3. Amend page 9, line 2, by striking out “2,500,000” and inserting “2,500,100”. and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly
4. Amend page 42, line 24, after “annually for” by inserting “all”.
5. Amend page 42, line 25, after “by prisoners” by inserting “, itemized by categories such as medical, dental, and prescription,”.
6. Amend page 42, line 25, after “by prisoners” by striking out “for” and inserting “including those”.
7. Amend page 47, following line 7, by inserting “(3). Pursuant to the requirements of subsection (2), if the cause of death is determined to be a drug overdose, the required report must include the classification of the drug, including, but not limited to: Tylenol, opioids, or a mixture of drugs, if determinable.
(4). Additionally, the department must provide an annual report by September 15 listing the number of drug overdose deaths by facility, and broken down by the classification of the drug as described in subsection (3).”. and renumbering the remaining subsection accordingly
8. Amend page 23, following line 8, by inserting: “Sec. 316. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Department shall prepare a report of the following information by March 1 of each year:
(1) The number of Department employees charged with the commission of a criminal offense committed in a correctional facility and during the employee’s work hours in the previous fiscal year. The information shall be categorized by facility and shall specify the offense charged and the outcome of the charge.
(2) The number of employees disciplined, demoted, or separated from service due to personal misconduct in the previous fiscal
year. To the extent it does not disclose confidential personnel records, the information shall be organized by type of misconduct, nature of corrective action taken, and outcome of the corrective action.”.
9. Amend page 41, following line 5, by inserting: “Sec. 505. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department must submit a report not later than March 1 each year, related to the medical parole process for the previous fiscal year. The report must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The number of incarcerated individuals who applied for medical parole the previous year, organized by reason for submission of the application, including the following:
(a) Demographic data including race or ethnicity, gender, and age;
(b) The highest class of offense for which the individual is incarcerated;
(c) Whether the applicant had applied for medical parole before and been denied, and, if so, when; and,
(d) A basic description of the underlying medical condition that led to the application.
(2) The number of incarcerated individuals who were referred
to the medical parole process the following year, organized by reason for submission of the application, including the following:
(a) Demographic data including race or ethnicity, gender, and age;
(b) The highest class of offense for which the individual is incarcerated;
(c) Whether the applicant had applied for medical parole before and been denied, and, if so, when; and,
(d) A basic description of the underlying medical condition that led to the referral.
(3) The number of medical parole hearings that took place in
the previous year.
(4) The number of individuals who were granted medical parole in the previous year, categorized by the following:
(a) Demographic data including race or ethnicity, gender, and age;
(b) Whether the person applied as a person who is medically incapacitated or a person who is terminally ill;
(c) A basic description of the underlying medical condition that led to the application;
(5) The number of individuals who were denied medical parole in the previous year, categorized by reason.
(6) The number of individuals who were serving medical parole at the end of the previous fiscal year.
(7) The number of individuals who were previously granted medical parole but have since been returned to the custody of the department as of the end of the previous fiscal year, and the reasons for their return.”.
Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 44, following line 27, by inserting:
“Sec. 607. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report by April 1 for the preceding 12 month period on the number of prisoners, that have been incarcerated for a minimum of 5 years, who received suboxone upon release from a correctional facility.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 22, line 3, after “314.” by inserting “(1)”.
2. Amend page 22, following line 13, by inserting:
“(2) Additionally, the department shall submit a monthly report indicating each incident in which an employee was required to work mandatory overtime within the 32-hour period following the beginning of the last overtime shift of more than four hours the employee worked (two hours for employees assigned to 12-hour shifts).
(3) Each violation of the 32-hour mandatory overtime rule as set forth by the department shall result in the reduction in the director’s salary by $50 per violation.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 29, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 327. If the department terminates an employee for suspected participation in criminal activity, the department must refer that case to the Michigan attorney general’s office. Criminal activity may include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Bringing contraband into a correctional facility;
(b) Physical, mental, or sexual abuse of a prisoner, visitor, or other department staff;
(c) Theft;
(d) Any other activity determined to be criminal according to the Michigan penal code.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 8, line 20, by striking out “100” and inserting “6,000,000”.
2. Amend page 8, line 26, by striking out “18,100,100” and inserting “24,100,000”.
3. Amend page 9, line 1, by striking out “15,600,100” and inserting “15,600,000”.
4. Amend page 9, line 2, by striking out “2,500,000” and inserting “8,500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 25, line 28, by striking out all of subsection (7) through line 1 on page 29 and renumbering the remaining subsection accordingly.
The amendment failed 17 to 19 (details)
1. Amend page 2, following line 21, by inserting:
“Corrections officer post-secondary grants
5,000,000”
2. Amend page 3, line 4, by striking out “156,200,600” and inserting “161,200,600”.
3. Amend page 3, line 12, by striking out “138,595,200” and inserting “143,595,200”.
4. Amend page 29, line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 327. The funds appropriated in part 1 for corrections officer post-secondary grants must be allocated by the department to an accredited online postsecondary school to establish a program for assistance with corrections officer post-secondary education. The grant program administered by the Department shall pay for up to 15 college credit hours for current corrections officers and new hires that have not completed college coursework required for employment with the department of corrections. The department shall submit a request for proposal and select a postsecondary school that is competency-based and can provide a quality education for the best price available.” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, following line 20, by inserting:
“Corrections officer base wage increase
50,000,000”
2. Amend page 3, line 4, by striking out “156,200,600” and inserting “206,200,600”.
3. Amend page 3, line 12, by striking out “138,595,200” and inserting “188,595,200”.
4. Amend page 29, line 4, by inserting:
“Sec. 327. The funds appropriated in part 1 for corrections officer base wage increase must be used by the department to provide a 10% base wage increase in addition to the base wage increase required by the contractual agreements adopted for fiscal year 2025-26. This increase must be applied to the base wages of all corrections officers at facilities, corrections transportation officers and corrections security representatives in the department’s absconder recovery unit.” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, line 17, by striking out “2,362,900” and inserting “2,137,900”.
2. Amend page 3, line 4, by striking out “156,200,600” and inserting “155,975,600”.
3. Amend page 3, line 12, by striking out “138,595,200” and inserting “138,370,200”
4. Amend page 29, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 327. Funds appropriated under part 1 may not be used to fund the salary of the department’s director.” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 19 to 17 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
