2023 House Bill 5137

Appropriations: supplemental; certain economic development funding; rescind.

A bill to make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

Official record

Mackinac Center Analysis

A negative supplemental that returns $725.3 million in unspent taxpayer dollars back to the general fund that was intended for corporate welfare after Ford halted construction on the Blue Oval plant in the Marshall area.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 12, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45) and 14 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Ann Bollin (R-49), Andrew Beeler (R-64), Rachelle Smit (R-43), Matt Hall (R-42), Ken Borton (R-105), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Donni Steele (R-54), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Luke Meerman (R-89), Tom Kunse (R-100), William Bruck (R-30) and Jaime Greene (R-65)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations