2023 House Bill 4516 / Public Act 182

Family law: domestic violence; domestic violence prevention and treatment fund; allow to provide funding to tribal domestic and sexual violence shelters and service providers.

An act to amend 1978 PA 389, entitled “An act to provide for the prevention and treatment of domestic and sexual violence; to develop and establish policies, procedures, and standards for providing domestic and sexual violence assistance programs and services; to declare the powers and duties of the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; to establish a domestic violence prevention and treatment fund and provide for its use; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to prescribe immunities and liabilities of certain persons and officials; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act,” by amending section 1 (MCL 400.1501), as amended by 2018 PA 281.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4516 would enable federally recognized Indian tribes who have trust land located in Michigan to apply for funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to operate shelters and provide services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assaults, regardless of tribal affiliation.

Introduced in the House

May 4, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-103) and 24 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Donavan McKinney (D-14), Kara Hope (D-74), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Noah Arbit (D-20), Erin Byrnes (D-15), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Jason Morgan (D-23), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Kelly Breen (D-21), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Julie Brixie (D-73), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jaime Churches (D-27), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Joey Andrews (D-38), Kevin Coleman (D-25), Carol Glanville (D-84), Reggie Miller (D-31), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Rachel Hood (D-81), Jenn Hill (D-109), Will Snyder (D-87) and Jason Hoskins (D-18)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

May 23, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 7, 2023

Passed in the House 103 to 3 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 8, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Sept. 28, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 3, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 17, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 19, 2023

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 7, 2023