2024 Senate Bill 932 / Public Act 138

Human services: services or financial assistance; family self-sufficiency plan; modify.

An act to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled “An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 57e, 57g, 57p, and 57r (MCL 400.57e, 400.57g, 400.57p, and 400.57r), sections 57e, 57p, and 57r as amended by 2011 PA 131 and section 57g as amended by 2014 PA 375.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The main focus of this bill is to extend the lifetime limit for receiving FIP assistance from 48 months to 60 months. The bill also emphasizes the need for compliance with child support requirements, with penalties for noncompliance including a minimum one-month termination of benefits.

Introduced in the Senate

June 13, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 20, 2024

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

June 20, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 25, 2024

Reported without amendment

Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 8, 2024