Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Rules 40 and 52 of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives are hereby amended to read as follows: “Introduction.
Rule 40. (1) All bills to be introduced shall be approved as to form and numbering of sections by the Legislative Service Bureau and be signed by the Member introducing them. Four copies of each shall be delivered to the office of the Clerk by the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member not later than three hours prior to calling the House to order, unless permitted by a simple majority vote of those voting. If the sponsoring or co-sponsoring Member is unable to deliver the four copies to the office of the Clerk due to a family or medical exigency, then the leader of that Member’s caucus may deliver the copies on his or her behalf. The Clerk shall number bills in the order of receiving, and present the same to the House at the next session of the House. All bills shall be introduced in printed form.
(2) Once a bill has been turned in to the Clerk’s office for introduction, up to three hours prior to calling the House to order, a Member may add his or her signature as a co-sponsor only with the permission of the sponsor.
(3) No person may add or remove any signature, other than his or her own, from a bill being introduced.
(4) When a House bill, joint resolution, or alternative measure is in the possession of the House, a Member may remove his or her name as a co-sponsor by submitting a written request to the Clerk of the House to remove his or her name from the House bill, joint resolution, or alternative measure. The Clerk shall provide a copy of the written request to the sponsor of the House bill, joint resolution, or alternative measure and shall print the request in the House Journal.
(5) (4) The Speaker shall refer all bills and joint resolutions to a standing committee no later than one House legislative day after being submitted to the Clerk.
(6) (5) The Speaker may change the original referral of a bill or resolution by written communication submitted to the Clerk before the end of session on the next House legislative day following the day of the original referral. Notice of the referral shall be announced by the Clerk and printed in the Journal.” “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.”.
