2023 Senate Bill 35 / Public Act 53

Human services: food assistance; asset test for food assistance program eligibility; eliminate.

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 section 10d (MCL 400.10d), as added by 2012 PA 79.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 19, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-15) and 16 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-3), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Erika Geiss (D-1), Sean McCann (D-19), Paul Wojno (D-10), John Damoose (R-37), Joseph Bellino (R-16), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Sue Shink (D-14), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Sam Singh (D-28), Jeremy Moss (D-7) and Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

Feb. 28, 2023

Reported without amendment

March 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 7, 2023

Reported without amendment

March 9, 2023

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

1. Amend page 1, line 1, after “10d.” by inserting “(1)”.

2. Amend page 1, following line 4, by inserting:

“(2) Money provided for food assistance must not be used to pay for bottle deposits.”.

The amendment failed 17 to 21 (details)

Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)

Received in the House

March 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business

May 16, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 20, 2023

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

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2023

Motion to give immediate effect

The motion did not prevail by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023