HOUSE BILL NO. 5193

October 30, 2025, Introduced by Reps. Myers-Phillips, Herzberg, Hope, Wilson, Longjohn, Price, MacDonell, McFall, Koleszar, Arbit, Wooden, Young, Brixie, Byrnes, Tsernoglou, Dievendorf, Morgan, Rheingans, Breen, B. Carter, Weiss, Hoskins, Conlin, McKinney, O'Neal, Scott, Grant, Pohutsky, Edwards, Wegela, Steckloff, Paiz, Neeley, Miller, Rogers and Coffia and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:


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PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026


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Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch described in this part for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

 

 

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

600,000,000

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

 

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

600,000,000

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Total federal revenues

 

 

0

Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Total local revenues

 

 

0

Total private revenues

 

 

0

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

0

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

600,000,000

Sec. 102. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

 

(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

 

 

 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

600,000,000

Interdepartmental grant revenues:

 

 

 

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers

 

 

0

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

600,000,000

Federal revenues:

 

 

 

Total federal revenues

 

 

0


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Special revenue funds:

 

 

 

Total local revenues

 

 

0

Total private revenues

 

 

0

Total other state restricted revenues

 

 

0

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

600,000,000

(2) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

 

 

 

Food assistance program benefits

 

$

600,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION

 

$

600,000,000

Appropriated from:

 

 

 

State general fund/general purpose

 

$

600,000,000

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026

GENERAL SECTIONS

Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, total state spending from state sources under part 1 is $600,000,000.00 and state spending from state sources under part 1 to be paid to local units of government is $0.00.

Sec. 202. The appropriations under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 301. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for food assistance program benefits, the department of health and human services shall continue to provide, without pause, food assistance program benefits.


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(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 for food assistance program benefits must come from not less than $600,000,000.00 in work project lapses from general fund/general purpose or general fund/general purpose equivalent. Work project lapses must be from work project appropriations without statutory authority designating those work projects, as directed by the state budget director in section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.

(3) As used in this section, "work project appropriations without statutory authority designating those work projects" means appropriations designated as work projects under section 451a(3) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.

Sec. 302. The department shall seek any and all federal reimbursements to offset general fund/general purpose revenues appropriated for food assistance program benefits.