HB 4280 Summary

• Appropriates $625,071,200 gross funding to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for fiscal year 2023-2024, with $289,731,100 from state general fund/general purpose revenues.

• Establishes funding for major divisions including Departmental Administration ($22.8M), Public Service Commission ($46.7M), Liquor Control Commission ($22.7M), Occupational Regulation ($172.8M), Cannabis Regulatory Agency ($28M), Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules ($38.8M), and various commissions and grants ($232M).

• Authorizes 1,861.9 classified and 30 unclassified full-time positions across the department and specifies grant programs for firefighter training ($2.3M), liquor law enforcement ($9.9M), and medical marihuana oversight ($3M).

• Provides $36 billion in one-time appropriations for renewable energy infrastructure development, smoke detector distribution, premanufactured housing plan review upgrades, and Michigan Saves green bank financing program.

• Includes extensive reporting and compliance requirements for cannabis licensing, marihuana programs, indigent defense services, elevator inspections, and departmental operations and expenditures.