evidence_text: Senator Singh moved that the following bills, now on the order of General Orders, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations:
  
  House Bill No. 4246, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  House Bill No. 4248, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  House Bill No. 4249, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  House Bill No. 4280, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  House Bill No. 4286, entitled
  
  A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 3, 4, 6, 6a, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11w, 11x, 15, 19, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22m, 22p, 23a, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 28, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31o, 31p, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 32t, 35a, 35d, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65, 67, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99t, 99x, 99cc, 101, 104, 107, 121, 147, 147a, 147b, 147c, 147e, 152a, and 163 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1604, 388.1606, 388.1606a, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611w, 388.1611x, 388.1615, 388.1619, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1621f, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622c, 388.1622d, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1623a, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c, 388.1627d, 388.1628, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n, 388.1631o, 388.1631p, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632p, 388.1632t, 388.1635a, 388.1635d, 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, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1697, 388.1697a, 388.1698, 388.1699h, 388.1699s, 388.1699t, 388.1699x, 388.1699cc, 388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1707, 388.1721, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747b, 388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1752a, and 388.1763), sections 3, 6, 6a, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 20, 20d, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22c, 22d, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 28, 31a, 31d, 31j, 31n, 31o, 31p, 32d, 32p, 35a, 35d, 39, 41, 51d, 51g, 54b, 54d, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65, 67, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 97, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99t, 99x, 101, 104, 107, 147, 147a, 147b, 147e, and 152a as amended and sections 11x, 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 31aa, 32n, 32t, 41b, 51e, and 99cc as added by 2022 PA 144, sections 4 and 19 as amended by 2021 PA 48, sections 11, 22b, 31f, 39a, 51a, 51c, 53a, 54, and 147c as amended by 2023 PA 3, section 11w as added by 2022 PA 93, section 23a as amended by 2020 PA 22, section 56 as amended by 2022 PA 212, section 121 as amended by 2006 PA 342, and section 163 as amended by 2021 PA 15, and by adding sections 11v, 12a, 12b, 12c, 22e, 22k, 22l, 22o, 23g, 23h, 27g, 27h, 27i, 27j, 27k, 30d, 30e, 31k, 31ff, 31gg, 32o, 32w, 32x, 35i, 35j, 35k, 67f, 74b, 97g, 98d, 99ff, 99gg, 99hh, 99ii, 107a, and 164i; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
  
  House Bill No. 4287, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  House Bill No. 4303, entitled
  
  A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 201, 202a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 219, 223, 229a, and 230 (MCL 388.1801, 388.1802a, 388.1806, 388.1807a, 388.1807b, 388.1807c, 388.1819, 388.1823, 388.1829a, and 388.1830), sections 201, 202a, 206, 207a, 207b, 207c, 229a, and 230 as amended by 2022 PA 144, section 219 as amended by 2016 PA 249, and section 223 as amended by 2021 PA 86, and by adding sections 217a and 217b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
  
  House Bill No. 4304, entitled
  
  A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 236, 236b, 236c, 236j, 236k, 241, 248, 248a, 251, 252, 254, 256, 259, 260, 263, 263a, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, and 283 (MCL 388.1836, 388.1836b, 388.1836c, 388.1836j, 388.1836k, 388.1841, 388.1848, 388.1848a, 388.1851, 388.1852, 388.1854, 388.1856, 388.1859, 388.1860, 388.1863, 388.1863a, 388.1864, 388.1868, 388.1869, 388.1870c, 388.1875, 388.1876, 388.1877, 388.1878, 388.1879, 388.1880, 388.1881, 388.1882, and 388.1883), sections 236, 236j, and 251 as amended and sections 248 and 248a as added by 2022 PA 212, sections 236b, 236c, 241, 252, 256, 259, 260, 263, 264, 268, 269, 270c, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, and 282 as amended and section 236k as added by 2022 PA 144, section 254 as amended by 2017 PA 108, and sections 263a and 283 as amended by 2019 PA 62, and by adding sections 236d, 241a, 241b, 241c, 263b, 270, and 284a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
  
  House Bill No. 4309, entitled
  
  A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
  
  The motion prevailed.