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HB 5295

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Nathan Biah and 7 co-sponsors

The bill restricts the State Administrative Board’s ability to transfer funds between appropriations, preserving legislative control and protecting key economic development funds.

04/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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Bill Summary · HB 5295

HB 5295 — Summary (House Introduced, 11/13/2025)

Purpose

HB 5295 amends section 3 of the State Administrative Board Act (1921 PA 2; MCL 17.3) to clarify and limit the circumstances under which the State Administrative Board (SAB) may transfer or reallocate state appropriations. The bill defines procedural steps for certain intra-appropriation transfers, preserves legislative control over appropriations, and carves out special protections for several economic development funds. The bill is tie-barred to HB 5294 and will not take effect unless HB 5294 is enacted.

Key provisions

  • Amends MCL 17.3 to restate the SAB’s general supervisory role over state departments, boards, officers, and institutions.
  • Prohibits the SAB from:
    • Transferring any appropriation into the General Fund or using an appropriation for any purpose other than the legislature’s designation (except as provided in subsection (5)).
    • Allowing a department/board/institution to use funds not appropriated by the legislature (with limited exception for the emergency appropriation act of 1931).
    • Transferring sums between appropriations for different purposes (with limited inter-transfer authority described below).
  • Authorizes the SAB to inter-transfer funds only within a single appropriation for a particular department/board/commission/officer/institution, subject to additional procedural requirements when the transfer could be handled under section 393 of the Management and Budget Act (1984 PA 431; MCL 18.1393):
    • The state budget director must first request approval from or notify the Senate and House appropriations committees about the proposed inter-transfer.
    • The SAB may proceed if the request has not been approved by both appropriations committees by the earlier of (i) six session days after the request, or (ii) 30 calendar days after the first session day following the request.
  • Explicitly prohibits the SAB from transferring or inter-transferring funds:
    • Deposited in the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund (Michigan Trust Fund Act, MCL 12.254),
    • Appropriated/transferred for the Critical Industry Program (MCL 125.2088s), or
    • For the Michigan Strategic Site Readiness Program (MCL 125.2088t).
  • Retains SAB authority to intervene, advise or direct execution of functions, order personnel interchanges, and states failure to follow SAB direction may constitute malfeasance and grounds for removal.
  • Defines “session day” as a day both legislative chambers convene.

Who is affected

  • State Administrative Board (primary subject)
  • State budget director (notification/approval duties)
  • Senate and House appropriations committees (review/approval role)
  • All state departments, boards, commissions, officers, and state institutions (limits on receiving transferred funds)
  • Programs/funds for economic development listed above (protected from SAB transfers)

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced/Filed in 2025 (filed 3/14/2025; text electronically reproduced 11/13/2025). Most recent recorded actions: introduced and read first time 11/13/2025; referred to the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness.
  • Enacting section: this amendatory act does not take effect unless HB 5294 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted.
  • Companion bill: SB 1922.

Potential impact

  • Reinforces legislative control over appropriation uses and restricts the SAB’s ability to reallocate funds across purposes.
  • Creates a limited, time‑bound pathway for the SAB to proceed with intra-appropriation transfers if appropriations committees do not act within a short window—streamlining some administrative adjustments but preserving legislative review.
  • Protects specific economic development funds from SAB reallocation, safeguarding those program dollars from executive administrative transfer.

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

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