Bill > HB4261

This bill establishes a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund in Michigan, which will be funded through sales tax deposits, donations, and investment earnings. Beginning September 30, 2026, the fund will distribute revenues in a structured manner: $75 million will be allocated first, with 2% going to the Department of Health and Human Services for community violence intervention grants, 2% to the Crime Victim's Rights Fund, and the remainder distributed to cities, villages, townships, and counties based on their reported violent crime rates. The distribution includes incentives for reducing violent crime, with potential reductions in funding for jurisdictions that do not decrease their crime rates by at least 5%. Counties will also receive additional funding proportional to their number of law enforcement officers. The bill includes strict guidelines on how these funds can be used, prohibiting their use for tactical vehicles, facial recognition technology, chemical weapons, or simply replacing existing public safety budgets. Recipients must submit annual reports on their grant usage and crime clearance rates, and the Department of Health and Human Services must provide annual reports to legislative leaders detailing the grants, programs, and outcomes. The bill is contingent on the passage of a related House Bill and aims to support public safety and violence prevention efforts across Michigan.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4261