Bill > HB4232

This bill establishes a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund within the Michigan Department of Treasury, which will be funded through sales tax deposits, donations, and investment earnings. The fund will distribute revenues annually with specific allocations: 6.5% will go to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants to cities, villages, and townships to address community violence, and 2% will be distributed to the Crime Victim's Rights Fund. The remaining funds will be distributed to local municipalities based on a complex formula that considers their violent crime rates. Municipalities receiving these funds must use them exclusively for public safety and violence prevention operational and capital expenditures, with strict restrictions on how the money can be spent. For example, they cannot use the funds to purchase tactical vehicles over 15,000 pounds, implement facial recognition technology, or obtain chemical weapons. The bill also includes a performance mechanism where municipalities with insufficient reductions in violent crime rates may see their future funding reduced. The fund's implementation is tied to the passage of House Bill 4231, and the first distribution is scheduled for July 31, 2025.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4232