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HB 5070

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Sam Azzinaro and 8 co-sponsors

HB 5070 allocates $78M to DHHS for a prenatal and infant support program expanding Rx Kids to boost economic stability for pregnant people and very young children.

06/18/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
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Bill Summary · HB 5070

Summary — HB 5070 (House Introduced Bill)

Status: Introduced March 13, 2025; electronically reproduced Sept 26, 2025; referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Purpose: Supplemental appropriation for FY 2025–2026 to fund a prenatal and infant support program and related reporting and allocation requirements.

Main purpose

HB 5070 provides $78,000,000 in total appropriations to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for a “prenatal and infant support program” to expand the existing Rx Kids program and to support services intended to improve economic stability for households with very young children.

Key provisions

  • Total DHHS appropriation: $78,000,000 for FY ending September 30, 2026.
    • Federal (TANF) revenue: $20,000,000
    • Other state restricted revenues: $10,000,000
    • State general fund / general purpose (SGF/GP): $48,000,000
  • Sec. 301: Funds appropriated for the prenatal and infant support program must be used to expand the Rx Kids program.
  • Sec. 302(1): Requires DHHS to allocate $20,000,000 of TANF funds specifically to programs intended to improve economic stability of households with very young children.
  • Sec. 302(2): DHHS must give preference to programs that:
    • Demonstrate effectiveness for households with pregnant women (minimum 20 weeks gestation) and young children;
    • Partner with local health care providers and nonprofit human service agencies to improve maternal and infant health outcomes;
    • Comply with federal TANF requirements.
  • Sec. 302(3): Reporting requirement — by September 30 of the current fiscal year, DHHS must report aggregated recipient demographic data (through June 30) to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on health and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office. Required aggregated fields include age, race, ethnicity/Hispanic origin, federal poverty level, funding source, and zip codes.

Who is affected

  • Primary implementer: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Intended beneficiaries: pregnant people (at ≥20 weeks gestation) and households with infants/very young children who participate in Rx Kids expansions or other funded economic-stability programs.
  • Partners: contracted implementing agencies, local health care providers, nonprofit human service agencies.
  • Legislative/staff recipients of mandated reports: appropriations subcommittees, fiscal agencies, policy offices, and state budget office.

Fiscal impact and timing

  • Total appropriation: $78 million for FY 2025–2026; $58 million of that ($48M SGF/GP + $10M other state restricted) is from state sources (per Sec. 201).
  • Reporting deadline: aggregated data through June 30 must be reported by September 30 of the current fiscal year.
  • The appropriation and its administration are subject to the state Management and Budget Act (MCL 18.1101–18.1594).

Procedural notes

  • Introduced March 13, 2025; read and referred to relevant committees (Delivery of Government Efficiency; later Appropriations). Current status: referred to Committee on Appropriations (as of Sept 26, 2025).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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