Appropriations: department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
SB 181 is a routine appropriations bill that allocates $1.03 billion in funding for Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It provides specific funding levels for department operations, including water resources programs, environmental investigations, and administrative support, with $187.4 million coming from the state general fund. The bill directs how existing state and federal funds, along with revenue from environmental fees and special funds (like the Great Lakes protection fund), will be spent. As a procedural budget measure, it does not create new policy but enables the department to operate within its established responsibilities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted with minor spacing adjustments and updated tracking numbers, but no substantive policy changes were made to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program requirements. All appropriation figures and departmental allocations remain identical between the two versions.
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Minor formatting changes including adjusted line spacing and updated document tracking identifiers (RMH numbers and page headers) without affecting any policy provisions or financial allocations.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
received on 05/13/2025
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 104 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
May 13, 2025
Amended
AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S)
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 5/6/2025
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jeff Irwin
DDemocratic
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