2024 House Bill 5515

Appropriations: judiciary; appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for.

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.

Mackinac Center Analysis

Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 22, 2024

Introduced by Reps. Jimmie Wilson (D-32) and Angela Witwer (D-76)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 1, 2024

Reported with substitute H-2

May 8, 2024

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

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.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

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.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Andrew Fink (R-35)

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 USC section 1641.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

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.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 49 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 14, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

May 15, 2024

Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

May 15, 2024

May 22, 2024

Substitute S-1 not concurred in 47 to 55 (details)