2023 Senate Bill 319

Appropriations: other; appropriation bill process; require legislators to submit to transparency.

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled “The management and budget act,” (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 364.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Mandates that for a house of the Michigan legislature to pass an appropriations bill containing a legislatively directed spending item, several criteria must be met. These include the requirement for the item to be sponsored by a legislator, who must provide a detailed written statement with specific information about the spending item, including its purpose, intended recipient, and a certification of no financial interest by the legislator or their immediate family.

Introduced in the Senate

May 3, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Jim Runestad (R-23) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Ruth Johnson (R-24) and John Damoose (R-37)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations