evidence_text: Representative Miller moved to report out SB 450 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 17-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4291 before the committee: HB 4291 (Rep. Brabec) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 9157 and 9158. Representative Brabec testified in support of HB 4291. Questions and discussion followed. John Ciecko, representing the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society, testified in support of HB 4291. Questions and discussion followed. Mark Uyl, representing the Michigan High School Athletic Association, testified in support of HB 4291. Questions and discussion followed. Dr. Michael Roebuck, Chief Medical Information Officer and Assistant Director of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, representing himself, testified in support of HB 4291. Questions and discussion followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4291, but did not wish to speak: Yousef Rabhi, representing the Michigan Nurses Association. The Chair laid SB 482 before the committee: SB 482 (Sen. McDonald Rivet) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 13809 and 13810 (MCL 333.13809 and 333.13810), as added by 1990 PA 21. Elizabeth Trombley, on behalf of Senator McDonald-Rivet, testified in support of SB 482. Questions and discussion followed. Sydney Hart and Rhonda Oyer, representing the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, testified in support of SB 482. Questions and discussion followed. Andrew Daniels, representing Aspire Health, testified in support of SB 482. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 482, but did not wish to speak: Elizabeth Kutter, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association. Derek Dalling, representing the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association.


mover_label: Haadsma

result: prevailed

evidence_text: Representative Haadsma moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Rogers adjourned the meeting at 11:24 AM. Representative Julie M. Rogers, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov


mover_label: Fitzgerald

evidence_text: Representative Fitzgerald moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 18, 2024. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. Chair Brenda Carter offered the following proposed Committee rules: 1. For any item of legislation considered by the committee, at least 1 meeting will be called at which the public may address the committee regarding that item of legislation. Oral testimony may be limited at the discretion of the committee chair. The Committee may accept written testimony in lieu of oral testimony. 2. All testimony shall be on the subject matter pertaining to the committee agenda.


mover_label: Rogers

motion_text: to adopt the proposed Committee rules.

evidence_text: Representative Rogers moved to adopt the proposed Committee rules. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Carter, McFall, Rogers, Scott, Fitzgerald, Grant, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Harris, Bezotte, Aragona, Neyer, Smit. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid SB 27 before the committee: SB 27 (Sen. Anthony) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406hh. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 27, but did not wish to speak: Donna Baker-Miller, representing MCG Health. Amy Stanton, representing the Michigan Education Special Services Association.

validation_state: consistent


mover_label: Tsernoglou

evidence_text: Representative Tsernoglou moved to report out SB 27 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 12-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Brenda Carter, McFall, Rogers, Scott, Fitzgerald, Grant, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Harris, Bezotte, Aragona, Neyer. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Smit. The Chair laid HB 5191, HB 5192, HB 5193, HB 5194, HB 5195, HB 5196 and HB 5197 before the committee: HB 5191 (Rep. Brenda Carter) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a), as added by 2002 PA 206. HB 5192 (Rep. Brenda Carter) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," by amending section 4509 (MCL 500.4509), as added by 1995 PA 276. HB 5193 (Rep. Neeley) A bill to amend 1984 PA 323, entitled "The health care false claim act," by amending section 2 (MCL 752.1002). HB 5194 (Rep. Harris) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," by amending section 159g (MCL 750.159g), as amended by 2022 PA 174. HB 5195 (Rep. McFall) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," by amending section 4511 (MCL 500.4511), as added by 1995 PA 276. HB 5196 (Rep. Aragona) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," by amending section 150 (MCL 500.150), as amended by 2019 PA 21. HB 5197 (Rep. Fitzgerald) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 4506. At 9:06 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:06 AM, Majority Vice Chair McFall called the committee back to order. Representative Carter, Representative Harris, and Jospeh Sullivan, representing the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, testified in support of HBs 5191, 5192, 5193, 5194, 5195, 5196, and 5197. Questions and discussion followed. At 9:22 AM, Majority Vice Chair McFall laid the committee at ease. At 9:24 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Mitchell Meyers, representing CURE Auto Insurance, testified in support of HBs 5191, 5192, 5193, 5194, 5195, 5196, and 5197. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5191, HB 5192, HB 5193, HB 5194, HB 5195, HB 5196 and HB 5197, but did not wish to speak: Alex Houseman, representing Big I Michigan. Dyck Van Koevering, representing the Insurance Alliance of Michigan. Craig Sepich, representing the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5197, but did not wish to speak: Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.


mover_label: Smit

evidence_text: Representative Smit moved to excuse Representatives Breen, Markkanen and Bruck from the meeting. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Representative Grant moved to adjourn, Chair Brenda Carter adjourned the meeting at 9:30 AM. Representative Brenda Carter, Chair Nicholas Gewirtz Committee Clerk ngewirtz@house.mi.gov


mover_label: Churches

evidence_text: Representative Churches moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 18, 2024. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid before the committee the Office of the Auditor General Report on Unemployment Insurance Agency 186-0320-22 December 2023. Bryan Weiler and Chad Monger, representing the Office of the Auditor General, testified to the Office of the Auditor General Report on Unemployment Insurance Agency 186-0320-22 December 2023. Questions and discussion followed. Director Julia Dale and Legislative Liaison Rachel Wineland, representing the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's Unemployment Insurance Agency, testified to the Office of the Auditor General Report on Unemployment Insurance Agency 186-0320-22 December 2023. Questions and discussion followed. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Haadsma adjourned the meeting at 10:27 AM. Representative Jim Haadsma, Chair Edward Sleeper Committee Clerk esleeper@house.mi.gov


mover_label: Scott

evidence_text: Representative Scott moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 8, 2024. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid a presentation on Communities First Incorporated before the Committee. Glen Wilson and Joel Arnold, representing Communities First Incorporated, gave a presentation on Communities First Incorporated. The Chair laid a presentation on an Overview of Supportive Housing before the Committee. Molly Smith, representing Avalon, and Catherine Distelrath, representing Supportive Housing, gave a presentation on an Overview of Supportive Housing. Questions and discussion followed. The Chair laid HB 5236 and HB 5237 before the committee: HB 5236 (Rep. Rheingans) A bill to amend 1978 PA 454, entitled "Truth in renting act," (MCL 554.631 to 554.641) by adding section 4a. HB 5237 (Rep. Dievendorf) A bill to provide legal services at public expense for individuals who are parties to civil actions and to landlords of residential premises; to provide for the powers and duties of state and local governmental officers and entities; and to require appropriations. Representative Rheingans testified in support of HB 5236. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Dievendorf testified in support of HB 5237. Tonya Myers Phillips, representing the Detroit Right to Council Coalition, testified in support of HB 5237. Ruth Johnson, representing Community Development Advocates of Detroit, testified in support of HB 5237. Lisa Chapman, representing the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, testified in support of HB 5237. Representative Dievendorf returned to answer questions from the Committee. David Ellis, representing himself, testified in support of HB 5237. Erika Farley, representing the Rental Property Owners Association of Kent County Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 5237. Brad Ward, representing Michigan Realtors, testified in opposition to HB 5237. Angana Shah, representing Detroit Action, testified with no position on HB 5237. William Lawrence, representing the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition, testified in support of HB 5237. The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5236, but did not wish to speak: Erika Farley, representing the Rental Property Owners Association of Kent County Michigan. Holly Tatman, representing the Apartment Association of Michigan. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5236, but did not wish to speak: William Lawrence, representing the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5237, but did not wish to speak: Ponsella Hardaway, representing Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength. Bonsitu Kitaba-Gaviglio, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. Ashley Lowe, representing Lakeshore Legal. Tony Gant, representing Nation Outside. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5237, but did not wish to speak: John Shay. John Lindley, representing the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association. Tim Langholz, representing the National Federation of Independent Business Michigan. Holly Tatman, representing the Apartment Association of Michigan. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5236 and HB 5237, but did not wish to speak: Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan. Beth Berglin, representing the Michigan Transformation Collective. Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy. Simon L. Ponce Potes, representing the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition. Ashley Heidenrich, representing the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness. Jim Schaafsma, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program.


evidence_text: Representative Tsernoglou moved to excuse Representative Zorn from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the subcommittee, Chair Grant adjourned the meeting at 11:58 AM. Representative Kristian Grant, Chair Hazel Campbell-Crawley Committee Clerk hcrawley@house.mi.gov


mover_label: O'Neal

evidence_text: Representative O'Neal moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 24, 2024. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.


mover_label: Bollin

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to excuse Representative Lightner from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5499 before the committee: HB 5499 (Rep. Hood) A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Hood testified in support of HB 5499. Questions and discussion followed.


mover_label: McKinney

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5499.

evidence_text: Representative McKinney moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5499. The motion prevailed 27-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Steele. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 19, following line 10, by inserting: "Sec. 213. The department 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 performance.". 2. Amend page 20, following line 9, by inserting: "Sec. 218. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.". 3. Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high‐ranking department official 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 house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department 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 on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5499.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 18 by striking out lines 2 through 7.


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5499.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 224. Not later than August 1, the department 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.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 21, following line 3, by inserting: "Sec. 226. 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.".


mover_label: Fink

evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 229. Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions: (a) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (b) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least six months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (c) Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will 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. (f) 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 state departments and agencies. (g) 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.".


mover_label: Schuette

evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Beson offered the following amendments to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 2, line 23, after "FTEs" by striking out "57.0 9,445,800" and inserting "56.0 9,295,800". 2. Amend page 5, line 9, after "FTEs" by striking out "233.0 37,556,500" and inserting "232.0 37,406,400". 3. Amend page 5, line 11, after "FTEs" by striking out "169.0 28,282,900" and inserting "168.0 28,132,900". 4. Amend page 6, line 11, after "FTEs" by striking out "219.0 $ 36,992,200" and inserting "218.0 $ 36,842,300". 5. Amend page 7, line 24, after "FTEs" by striking out "23.0 $ 6,539,400" and inserting "22.0 $ 6,139,300". 6. Amend page 11, line 14, after "FTEs" by striking out "167.0 $ 38,877,200" and inserting "160.0 $ 37,827,200". 7. Amend page 12, line 3, after "FTEs" by striking out "122.0 24,871,900" and inserting "121.0 24,721,800" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


mover_label: Beson

evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendments to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 20, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 223. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to promulgate a rule that will apply to a small business and that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small businesses because of the size of those businesses if the department fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Rule” means that term as defined under section 7 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207. (b) “Small business” means that term as defined under section 7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207a.". 2. Amend page 26, following line 16, by inserting: "Sec. 305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for contaminated site remediation and redevelopment programs, the department shall not expend more than 3% for administrative costs.". 3. Amend page 26, following line 16, by inserting: "Sec. 307. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum cleanup program shall be used to fund corrective actions performed by the department pursuant to section 21320 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21320.". 4. Amend page 26, following line 18, by inserting: "Sec. 401. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for water resource programs, not less than $350,000.00 and not fewer than 2.0 FTE positions are allocated for dam safety programs. These amounts are in addition to any funding and FTEs utilized for this purpose in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.".


mover_label: Cavitt

evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Kuhn offered the following amendment to HB 5499: 1. Amend page 20, line 25, by striking out all of section 225.


mover_label: Kuhn

evidence_text: Representative Kuhn moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5499. The motion did not prevail 11- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None.


mover_label: Brabec

evidence_text: Representative Brabec moved to report out HB 5499 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 17-9-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, DeBoer. The Chair laid HB 5501 before the committee: HB 5501 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to make appropriations for the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Snyder testified in support of HB 5501.


mover_label: Martus

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5501.

evidence_text: Representative Martus moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5501. The motion prevailed 27-1- 0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Nays: Rep. Steele. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 5501: 1. Amend page 8, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 213. The department 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 performance.". 2. Amend page 9, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 218. 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 10, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following: (a) Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official 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) Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year. (2) Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. (3) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.


motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5501.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5501. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5501: 1. Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting: "Sec. 224. (1) Not later than August 1, the department 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.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5501.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5501. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5501: 1. Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting: "Sec. 225. 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.".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5501. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5501: 1. Amend page 10, following line 10, by inserting: "Sec. 226. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions: (a) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (b) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least six months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (c) Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will 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. (f) 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 state departments and agencies. (g) 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.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5501. The motion did not prevail 11-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Morgan.


mover_label: Puri

evidence_text: Representative Puri moved to report out HB 5501 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 17-9-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, DeBoer. The Chair laid HB 5502 before the committee: HB 5502 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Snyder testified in support of HB 5502. Questions and discussion followed.


motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5502.

evidence_text: Representative Puri moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5502. The motion prevailed 27-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Steele. Representative Snyder offered the following amendments to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 4, line 22, after "living" by striking out "19,318,600" and inserting "19,718,600". 2. Amend page 11, line 23, after "living" by striking out "1,000,000" and inserting "600,000" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


mover_label: Snyder

motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5502.

evidence_text: Representative Snyder moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5502. The motion prevailed 17-1- 10: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Rep. Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Representative Snyder offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 13, following line 2, by inserting: Statewide hydrogen refueling network 100 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5502.

evidence_text: Representative Snyder moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion prevailed 17-0- 11: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Representative Snyder offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 62, line 2, by striking out all of section 1005 and inserting: "Sec. 1005. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community and fitness centers, the department shall allocate $2,500,000.00 to a community and fitness center located in a city with a population between 11,000 and 11,050, according to the most recent federal decennial census, to update and expand the facility. The community and fitness center that receives the $2,500,000.00 must be affiliated with a statewide nonprofit alliance with at least 17 publicly accessible locations. (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community and fitness centers, the department shall allocate $7,500,000.00 to a statewide nonprofit alliance with at least 17 publicly accessible locations statewide. Funds allocated under this subsection must be used for satellite program or infrastructure grants.".


evidence_text: Representative Snyder moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion prevailed 17-1- 10: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Rep. Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. The department 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. Sec. 310. 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, intertransfer funds within this part or part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution. Sec. 311. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Report to the standard report recipients and the senate and house appropriations committees any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official 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 on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. (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.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to the standard report recipients that details all current work project accounts and their status. 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 current balance of the work project account. (d) The intended use of any remaining funds in the work project account. (e) The expected completion date of the work project.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. Appropriations under part 1 from state or 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 U.S.C. section 1641.".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 must be allocated to an entity that has operated in this state or in another state for 2 or more years and that has an office in this state or in the service area covered under the grant for at least 6 months prior to approval or disbursement of grant funding. (2) Prior to disbursement or awarding of grant funding, a grant recipient must submit a spending plan that describes how all grant funding will be used and that signifies if any grant funding will be allocated to a third party. (3) Each agency responsible for disbursement of grant funds must audit the use of funds by each grant recipient for each year grants are active. All completed audits must be placed on a conspicuous agency website for public review, without redaction unless required by law. (4) Funds appropriated in part 1 are prohibited from being used by an entity for startup or other costs associated with establishing the grant recipient as a legal entity within this state. (5) A grant recipient or immediate family member of a grant recipient must not be employed by the executive or legislative branches of government in this state. A grant recipient must not be an employee of any state agency and must not serve on any state board that has direct or indirect responsibility for approving or auditing grant funding disbursed by any agency.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 12-15-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Morgan. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 41, following line 4, by inserting: "Sec. 529. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the MEDC shall issue a report not later than December 31, outlining the MEDC's current processes for ensuring that there is accountability and transparency in the use of state grant funds. (2) The MEDC shall conduct an audit of expenses for any grant recipient that incurs expenditures of $200,000.00 or more in a fiscal quarter. (3) If the Michigan strategic fund finds that any of the grant expenditures made by a grant recipient are inappropriate or unlawful during the course of an audit described under subsection (2), the fund shall refer the recipient to the department of attorney general for further investigation and the fund shall freeze any state grant funds available to the grant recipient until all investigations are completed.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 41, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 603. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the office of global Michigan shall provide a quarterly report to the standard report recipients on the newcomer rental assistance program. The report must contain all of the following information: (a) The total number of individuals served by the program and the number of individuals served in each county. (b) The number of individuals served by immigration status type. (c) The average length of a subsidy provided to individuals under the program and the total amount of subsidies administered through the program to date. (d) The number of program applications received and the number of program applications rejected, including an analysis of the reasons for rejection, broken down by rejection category. (e) The number of landlords participating in the program. (f) A detailed accounting of all funds available to the program, including, but not limited to, fund source and any restrictions placed on the appropriate use of those funds.".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 12-16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 24, following line 15, by inserting: "Sec. 353. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated under part 1, for any project being considered for strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund funding, the fund shall receive a foreign entity report from the committee on foreign investment in the United States that provides a review of any foreign persons or entities that may provide foreign investments associated with the project. Additionally, not less than 30 days before approving a project that receives strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund funding, the fund must notify the speaker of the house, the house minority leader, the senate majority leader, and the senate minority leader if any person or organization affiliated with the project is affiliated with countries of concern, as defined by the United States department of state. A list of any entities that are determined to have ties to a county of concern must be posted on the department's publicly available website not less than 30 days before the fund approves the project.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 12-16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 41, following line 4, by inserting: "Sec. 529. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated under part 1, the MEDC must adopt a streamlined performance and business development services standard not later than December 31. Copies of the streamlined performance and business development services standard must be transmitted to each member of the legislature not later than January 15. (2) As used in this section, “streamlined performance and business development services standard” means a policy to combine servicing and customer assistance functions related to any program or service offered by the MEDC. At a minimum, the policy must combine points of contact and substantially similar programming, in order to limit wait times and service delays.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Cavitt offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. (1) The department and every type 1 agency under its organization shall review all programs that are established within the department and the type 1 agencies that accomplish the same or similar missions within their purview. This requirement must include metrics that include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) The number of individuals served by each program. (b) The administrative costs of each program. (c) The number of employees assigned to each program. (d) The outcomes for each program participant. (2) The department shall submit a report to the standard report recipients not later than December 31 that contains data for each of the metrics described in subsection (1).".


evidence_text: Representative Cavitt moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Slagh offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 22, following line 17, by inserting: "Sec. 309. The department shall provide a report to the standard report recipients that provides a comparative analysis of the state of Michigan’s economy and how it has been impacted annually by economic development funding since January 1, 2021. This report must include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) An analysis of how any funds provided directly to business entities have impacted the prosperity region that the project is located in. (b) Return on investment of any awarded funds. (c) Statewide job creation statistics. (d) Number of in-state project applications. (e) Number of out-of-state project applications.".


mover_label: Slagh

evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11- 15-2: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Reps. Mentzer, Morgan. Representative Beson offered the following amendments to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 5, line 22, after "217.0" by striking out "37,474,600" and inserting "36,6333,500". 2. Amend page 6, line 9, after "health" by striking out "15,784,200" and inserting "15,361,800". 3. Amend page 6, line 13, after "fund" by striking out "959,200" and inserting "942,800". 4. Amend page 6, line 14, after "fees" by striking out "11,533,100" and inserting "11,398,700". 5. Amend page 6, line 19, after "fund" by striking out "11,499,800" and inserting "11,362,600". 6. Amend page 6, line 21, after "fees" by striking out "11,054,400" and inserting "10,923,700" and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Beson offered the following amendment to HB 5502: 1. Amend page 56, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 808. The department shall provide a report to the standard report recipients detailing any funds expended over the past 5 years for unemployment insurance benefit claims monitoring. Funds appropriated in part 1 for unemployment insurance agency must be used to support ongoing costs related to unemployment insurance benefit claims monitoring and fraud detection through the use of a third-party service that provides a proprietary identity document capture and verification solution.".


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5502. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None.


evidence_text: Representative McKinney moved to report HB 5502 as amended, as substitute (H-3). The motion prevailed 17-9-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, DeBoer. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5502, but did not wish to speak: John McNamara, representing the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. The Chair laid HB 5503 before the committee: HB 5503 (Rep. Weiss) A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending sections 11 and 17b (MCL 388.1611 and 388.1617b), section 11 as amended by 2023 PA 320 and section 17b as amended by 2007 PA 137. Representative Weiss testified in support of HB 5503.


mover_label: Price

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5503.

evidence_text: Representative Price moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5503. The motion prevailed 27-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Steele. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 350, following line 10 by inserting: "Sec. 164k. Funds appropriated under this article from state and federal sources must not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to individuals who are not citizens of the United States unless the individual is a qualified alien as that term is defined in 8 USC 1641. Sec. 164l. Funds appropriated under this article that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions: (a) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for at least 2 years prior to approval of the grant. (b) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least 6 months prior to approval of the grant. (c) Prior to the awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will be provided to a third party or subrecipient. (d) Each department or agency responsible for the 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 grant recipients' immediate family members are prohibited from being employed by the executive branch or legislative branch of this state. (f) 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 state departments and agencies. (g) 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. Sec. 168b. To receive funds under this article, a district or intermediate district must post on the district's or intermediate district's website any amount of severance pay for a superintendent, and the name of the superintendent, not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the superintendent is signed. By not later than February 1 of each year, districts and intermediate districts shall post the total amount of severance pay remitted to former superintendents during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former superintendents that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year. 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. Sec. 170. By not later than August 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office that provides a listing of all current work project accounts under this article. The report must include all of the following 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 the remaining funds in the work project account. (e) The expected completion date of the work project."


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5503.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 12-16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative DeBoer offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 337, line 17, after "exceed" by striking out "$955,300,000.00" and inserting "$1,587,000,000.00" and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 2. Amend page 338, line 2, after "0.25%." by inserting "It is the intent of the legislature that for $631,700,000.00 of the state school aid fund money allocated under this section, participating entities shall forward an amount equal to the amount received to the retirement system and the retirement system shall recognize funds being received as additional assets being contributed to the pension system.".


mover_label: DeBoer

motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5503.

evidence_text: Representative DeBoer moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative DeBoer offered the following amendment to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 21, line 26, after "school" by striking out "$9,150.00" and inserting "9,825.00" and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.


evidence_text: Representative DeBoer moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 5, line 20, after "MCL 12.262," by inserting "an amount not to exceed $22,700,000.00 from the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created under section 11x," and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 2. Amend page 15, following line 14, by inserting: "(7) From the school consolidation and infrastructure fund created in this section, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $22,700,000.00 to public school academies for facility improvements. Funds allocated under this subsection must be allocated on a per pupil basis." and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.


mover_label: Green

evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Green offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 99, line 12, after "2024-2025," by inserting "from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for 2024-2025," and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 2. Amend page 102, line 1, after "district," by inserting "nonpublic school,".


evidence_text: Representative Green moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Morse. Representative Beson offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 295, line 12, after "exceed" by striking out "$6,373,200.00" and inserting "$6,973,200.00" and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 2. Amend page 295, line 13, after the second "districts" by inserting a comma and "and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $600,000.00 for 2023- 2024 2024-2025 for competitive grants to nonpublic schools," and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly. 3. Amend page 296, line 6, after "be" by striking out "$4,723,200.00" and inserting "$5,323,200.00". 4. Amend page 296, line 11, after "districts" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic schools,". 5. Amend page 297, line 4, after the first "districts" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic schools,". 6. Amend page 298, line 6, after the first "district" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 7. Amend page 298, line 9, after "district" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 8. Amend page 298, line 10, after the second "district" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 9. Amend page 298, line 20, after "districts" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic schools,". 10. Amend page 298, line 23, after "districts" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic schools,". 11. Amend page 298, line 27, after "districts" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic schools,". 12. Amend page 299, following line 1, by inserting: "(6) A nonpublic school that receives a grant under this section may use the funds for either robotics or Science Olympiad programs. (7) To be eligible to receive funds under this section, a nonpublic school must be a nonpublic school registered with the department and must meet all applicable state reporting requirements for nonpublic schools." and renumbering the remaining subsections.


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Beson offered the following amendment to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 260, following line 7, by inserting: "(f): Ensure that all districts located within its geographic boundaries have equitable access to the intermediate district's coordination activities and services, intermediate district-wide or regional meetings, regularly scheduled superintendent meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or other coordination or collaboration activities organized by or hosted at the intermediate district. In ensuring that all districts located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district have equitable access to services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities as described in this subdivision, the intermediate district shall ensure that districts that are public school academies that are located within its geographic boundaries are not excluded from said services, meetings, programming, events, email distribution lists, listservs, or activities organized by or hosted at the intermediate district if districts that are not public school academies that are located within the geographic boundaries of the intermediate district are not excluded.".


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Kuhn offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 136, line 4, after "$150,000,00.00." by striking the balance of the line through "least" on line 5 and inserting "Recipients shall use". 2. Amend page 136, line 9, after "mapping" by inserting "and shall use 50% of the funds on products or activities related to improving student safety".


evidence_text: Representative Kuhn moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Slagh offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 75, line 10, after "school" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 2. Amend page 75, line 14, after "school" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 3. Amend page 75, line 18, after "school" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,". 4. Amend page 75, line 22, after "school" by inserting a comma and "nonpublic school,".


evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-15-2: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Wilson. Pass: Reps. Skaggs, Snyder. Representative Beson offered the following amendments to HB 5503: 1. Amend page 152, line 11, after "section" by striking out "may" and inserting "shall". 2. Amend page 152, line 14, after "(4)" by striking out the period and "An" and inserting "for at least 30% of its total allocation. For the purposes of this 30% allocation, an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts may count children served by a Head Start grantee or delegate in a blended Head Start, GSRP extended program, and great start readiness school- day program. Children served in a program funded only through Head Start are not counted toward this 30% allocation. The". 3. Amend page 152, line 21, after "consortium" by striking out "that contracts with community-based providers". 4. Amend page 153, line 1, after "subrecipient." by inserting "If the intermediate district or consortium is not able to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, the grant recipient shall notify the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and, if the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential verifies that the intermediate district or consortium attempted to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation and was not able to do so, then the intermediate district or consortium may retain and use all of its allocation as provided under this section. To be able to use this exemption, the intermediate district or consortium shall demonstrate to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential that the intermediate district or consortium increased the percentage of its total allocation for which it contracts with a community-based provider and the intermediate district or consortium shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential must be able to verify this evidence, demonstrating that the intermediate district or consortium took measures to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation as required under this subsection, including, but not limited to, at least all of the following measures: (a) The intermediate district or consortium notified each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium regarding the center's eligibility to participate, in a manner prescribed by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential. (b) The intermediate district or consortium provided to each nonparticipating licensed child care center located in the service area of the intermediate district or consortium information regarding great start readiness program requirements and a description of the application and selection process for community-based providers. (c) The intermediate district or consortium provided to the public and to participating families a list of community-based great start readiness program subrecipients with a great start to quality rating of at least, for 2022-2023, 3 stars, and, for 2023-2024, enhancing quality level. (14) If an intermediate district or consortium of intermediate districts receiving a grant under this section fails to submit satisfactory evidence to demonstrate its effort to contract for at least 30% of its total allocation, as required under subsection (13), the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential shall reduce the allocation to the intermediate district or consortium by a percentage equal to the difference between the percentage of an intermediate district's or consortium's total allocation awarded to community-based providers and 30% of its total allocation." and renumbering the remaining subsections. 5. Amend page 154, line 15, after "in" by striking out "contracting" and inserting "complying with the requirement to contract". 6. Amend page 154, line 16, after "providers," by inserting "for at least 30% of their total allocation,". 7. Amend page 158, line 11, after "subsection" by striking out "(18)," and inserting "(19),". 8. Amend page 161, line 4, after "must" by inserting "be paid in full to the entity operating the classroom and may". 9. Amend page 161, following line 19, by striking out all of subdivision (d) and releterring the remaining subdivisions.


evidence_text: Representative Beson moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5503. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None.


mover_label: Steckloff

evidence_text: Representative Steckloff moved to report out HB 5503 with recommendation, as substitute (H- 2). The motion prevailed 17-3-8: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Slagh, Kuhn, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Schuette. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5503, but did not wish to speak: John McNamara, representing the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. The Chair laid HB 5506 before the committee: HB 5506 (Rep. Weiss) A bill to make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Weiss testified in support of HB 5506.


mover_label: Wilson

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5506.

evidence_text: Representative Wilson moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5506. The motion prevailed 27-0- 1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Steele. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 5506: 1. Amend page 13, following line 13, by inserting: "Sec. 213. The department 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 performance.". 2. Amend page 15, following line 4, by inserting: "Sec. 220. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Report any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official 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) Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to the former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year. (2) Reports required by this section must be submitted to the standard report recipients and to the senate and house appropriations committees. (3) As used in this section, "severance pay" means compensation that is both payable or paid on the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits. 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 and 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 and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.".


mover_label: Bollin

motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5506.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5506. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5506: 1. Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 224. (1) Not later than August 1, the department 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.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5506.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5506. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5506: 1. Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 225. 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.".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5506. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Schuette offered the following amendment to HB 5506: 1. Amend page 15, following line 7, by inserting: "Sec. 226. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 that are utilized for grants or grant programs are subject to the following conditions: (a) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has been established and is operating in this state or another state for more than two years prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (b) Grant funds must be provided to an entity that has had an office in this state or in the service area covered under any grant for at least six months prior to approval or disbursement of the grant. (c) Prior to the disbursement or awarding of a grant, all grant recipients must provide a spending plan specifying how all grant funds will be used and if grant funds will 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. (f) 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 state departments and agencies. (g) 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.".


evidence_text: Representative Schuette moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5506. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None.


mover_label: Morgan

evidence_text: Representative Morgan moved to report out HB 5506 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 17-4-7: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Slagh, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer. The Chair laid HB 5508 before the committee: HB 5508 (Rep. O'Neal) A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative O'Neal testified in support of HB 5508. Questions and discussion followed.


mover_label: Morse

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5508.

evidence_text: Representative Morse moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5508. The motion prevailed 28-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5508: 1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 220. The department 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 performance. Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following: (a) Report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high- ranking department official 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) Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous 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. Sec. 222. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, 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 article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5508.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5508. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5508: 1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 220. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report detailing the status of all current work projects to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients. The report shall include the original work project amount, an explanation on how funding has been spent to date, the amount of funds remaining in the work project account, the intended use of any remaining funds, and the expected completion date of the work projects.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5508. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5508: 1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting: "Sec. 220. Funding appropriated in part 1 from state funds or federal funds shall not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to a non-U.S. citizen unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. section 1641.".


mover_label: Fink

evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5508. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Slagh offered the following amendments to HB 5508: 1. Amend page 16, line 8, after "302." by inserting "(1) From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in 2021 PA 87 that were previously designated as work project appropriations for facility physical plant projects/operating funds, $21,065,000.00 must be used to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service. (2)". 2. Amend page 16, following line 13, by inserting: "(3) Funds appropriated under this section are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds must not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and must be available for expenditures under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a: (a) The purpose of the project is to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service. (b) The project will be accomplished by state employees. (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $21,065,000.00. (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2026.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5508.

evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5508. The motion did not prevail 11-0-17: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 5508: 1. Amend page 3, line 27, by striking out all of line 27 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly 2. Amend page 31, line 8, by striking out all of section 408.


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5508. The motion did not prevail 11-16-1: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Wilson. Pass: Rep. Snyder.


mover_label: McKinney

evidence_text: Representative McKinney moved to report out HB 5508 with recommendation, as substitute (H- 2). The motion prevailed 17-0-11: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. At 10:25 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 10:48 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. The Chair laid HB 5515 before the committee: HB 5515 (Rep. Wilson) A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. Representative Wilson testified in support of HB 5515. Questions and discussion followed.


mover_label: Brixie

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5515.

evidence_text: Representative Brixie moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5515. The motion prevailed 28-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5515: 1. Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting: "Sec. 214. The judiciary shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the judiciary’s performance.".


motion_text: to adopt the amendment to HB 5515.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5515. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendment to HB 5515: 1. Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting: "Sec. 214. Not later than August 1, the judicial branch shall submit a report detailing the status of all current work projects to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients. The report shall include the original work project amount, an explanation on how funding has been spent to date, the amount of funds remaining in the work project account, the intended use of any remaining funds, and the expected completion date of the work projects.".


evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5515. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendment to HB 5515: 1. Amend page 12, following line 8, by inserting: "Sec. 214. Funding appropriated in part 1 from state funds or federal funds shall not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to a non-U.S. citizen unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. section 1641.".


evidence_text: Representative Fink moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5515. The motion did not prevail 12- 16-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Mentzer, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Bollin offered the following amendments to HB 5515: 1. Amend page 7, line 1, by striking out all of line 1 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly. 2. Amend page 19, line 9, by striking out all of section 401.


motion_text: to adopt the amendments to HB 5515.

evidence_text: Representative Bollin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5515. The motion did not prevail 11-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None.


mover_label: Mentzer

evidence_text: Representative Mentzer moved to report out HB 5515 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 17-3-8: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Nays: Reps. Slagh, Kuhn, Steele. Pass: Reps. Bollin, Green, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Schuette. The Chair laid HB 5516 before the committee: HB 5516 (Rep. Brabec) A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of the 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. Representative Brabec testified in support of HB 5516.


mover_label: Hood

motion_text: to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5516.

evidence_text: Representative Hood moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5516. The motion prevailed 28-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Brixie offered the following amendment to HB 5516: 1. Amend page 86, following line 14, by inserting: "Sec. 822l. (1) The office of retirement services shall contract with the state’s actuary to conduct a study that provides an array of options and corresponding costs related to providing an increase in the cost-of-living adjustment in the state employees' retirement system created under section 2 of the state employees' retirement act, 1943 PA 240, MCL 38.2, which is currently the lesser of $300.00 or 3% of a retiree’s pension. (2) The study must include all of the following: (a) Options for 1-time and permanent adjustments. (b) The number of individuals impacted. (c) The short and long-run costs of providing cost-of-living adjustments. (3) The cost of the study must be paid for from unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in 2023 PA 119 for actuarial study.".