2024 Senate Bill 756

Appropriations: department of corrections; appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for.

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.

Mackinac Center Analysis

MDOC appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025.

Introduced in the Senate

March 7, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Sue Shink (D-14)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 24, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

April 30, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 7, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

May 9, 2024

Amendment offered by Sen. Rick Outman (R-33)

1. Amend page 2, line 21, after “program” by striking out “14,814,600” and inserting “17,314,600” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18)

1. Amend page 3, line 3, after “costs” by striking out “16,450,000” and inserting “30,321,400”.

2. Amend page 29, line 14, after “costs” by striking out the balance of the line through “bills” on line 15 and inserting “if Senate Bill No. 497”.

3. Amend page 29, line 15, after the first “Legislature” by striking out “are” and inserting “is”.

4. Amend page 29, line 15, after “law” by inserting a period.

5. Amend page 29, line 15, after “law” by striking out the colon through “167.” on line 18.

The amendment failed 12 to 24 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 49, following line 19, by inserting:

“Sec. 606a. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report by April 1 for the preceding 12 month period on the number of prisoners, that have been incarcerated for a minimum of 5 years, who received suboxone upon release from a correctional facility.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

May 14, 2024

May 15, 2024

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Angela Witwer (D-76)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz (R-46)

1. Amend page 2, line 11, after "18.1594." by inserting “From the funds appropriated in part 1, for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, the state shall reimburse retired state corrections officers at the same rate and in the same form and manner as the retired individuals for pension taxes as is under MCL 206.30.”

The amendment failed by voice vote

May 21, 2024

Passed in the House 56 to 51 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 4, 2024

Substitute H-1 not concurred in 0 to 38 (details)

June 11, 2024

Referred to the Committee of Conference