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HB 4232

State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4231'25

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Tyrone Carter and 6 co-sponsors

Creates a dedicated Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund with mandatory distributions to DHHS for grants and to the Crime Victim’s Rights Fund, plus local distributions tied

bill electronically reproduced 03/13/2025
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Bill Summary · HB 4232

HB 4232 (Michigan) — Summary

Purpose and scope

HB 4232 introduces the Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund and amends the Michigan Trust Fund Act (2000 PA 489) to create a dedicated revenue stream for local public safety and violence prevention initiatives and related grant programs. The bill ties into HB 4231’25 (companion). It adds Sections 11a and 11b and defines the fund’s structure, sources of revenue, and allocation rules. The act targets state and local government agencies, especially cities, villages, and townships, along with state health and criminal-justice agencies.

What the bill would create

  • A new state fund: the Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund (Sec. 11a).

    • Fund sources include: required General Sales Tax Act deposits, donations, and earnings from investments.
    • Revenue remains in the fund at year-end (no lapse to the General Fund) and is managed by the State Treasurer.

  • Administrative and program purpose:

    • The fund supports grant programs administered or overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for community violence prevention and public health interventions.
    • A portion also supports the Crime Victim’s Rights Fund (via a separate statutory allocation).

Key provisions and how funds are allocated

  • Initial and ongoing distributions (Sec. 11b):

    • By July 31, 2025, and on March 31 each fiscal year thereafter (upon appropriation), the treasurer distributes available revenues as of December 31 of the prior year, with two main components:
    • 6.5% of available revenues to DHHS to fund grants to cities, villages, and townships for public health and violence-prevention interventions. DHHS may promulgate implementing rules.
    • 2% of available revenues to the Crime Victim’s Rights Fund (MCL 780.904).
    • After these statutory shares, remaining funds are allocated to local governments on a proportional basis using each locality’s “proportional factor.”
    • Limitations and performance-based adjustments:
      • 2028–2030: If a locality’s violent crime rate does not decrease by at least 1% from its base rate, the distribution to that locality is reduced by 2%, with the reduced amount staying in the fund.
      • Post-2030: If the rate does not decrease by at least 2% from the base, the reduction increases to 3%, with the reduced amount remaining in the fund.
      • No locality can receive more than 25% of the total distribution for a given cycle; any excess beyond 25% stays in the fund.
    • Use restrictions for distributions to local governments (Sec. 11b(2)):
    • Funds must be used for operational and capital expenditures related to public safety and violence prevention.
    • Prohibited uses include: replacing recurring resources without a proportional budget decline, acquiring vehicles over 15,000 pounds designed for tactical police use, facial recognition technology, or chemical weapons (with limited allowances for eligible subgrants).

  • Grant program restrictions (Sec. 11b(3)):

    • Local recipients receiving DHHS grants cannot use funds to bypass specified restrictions; subgrants are allowed if used for the intended public-safety/violence-prevention purposes.

Affected entities

  • State agencies: Department of Treasury (fund administration), Department of Health and Human Services (grant program administration).
  • Local governments: Cities, villages, and townships (recipients of general distributions and grant funding).
  • State- and federally regulated programs: Crime Victim’s Rights Fund (state legislative funding channel).

Timing and procedural notes

  • Introduced: March 10, 2025; electronically reproduced March 13, 2025.
  • First reading and referral: March 13, 2025 to Government Operations; related actions and companion bill HB 4231’25 noted.
  • Status: Referred to Committee on Government Operations; tied to HB 4231’25.

Bottom line

HB 4232 creates a dedicated Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund with specified revenue sources, mandatory distributions to DHHS and the Crime Victim’s Rights Fund, and a local-distribution framework tied to crime-rate performance. It imposes use restrictions on funds and outlines governance by the state treasurer, with ongoing annual distribution cycles beginning in 2025.

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

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