HB 4572 is an appropriations bill that allocates funding for Michigan's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. It establishes the specific budget amount the department can spend on military and veterans programs during this period. The bill directly affects the department's operations and the veterans and military personnel it serves through its funded services. As a routine budget measure, it creates the legal framework for spending but does not change existing programs or policies.
Senate Bill 310 establishes the tri-share child care program within the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, continuing a previous pilot project. It also creates a dedicated tri-share child care fund in the state treasury to support this program. The department will administer this fund, using appropriated money to oversee the program and provide funding to existing child care facilitator hubs. New hubs may also be funded if sufficient resources are available to expand coverage to more counties or serve statewide employers. This aims to support child care access for families and providers.
This bill creates a state income tax credit for owners of mobile home parks who sell their property to current residents or resident associations starting in 2026. To receive the credit, which equals 15% of the sale price, the seller must submit proof that they provided required notice to potential buyers and include the final settlement statement with their tax return. The credit can be claimed by individual owners or by members of flow-through entities that own the park, but any unused portion of the credit cannot be refunded. The legislation also clarifies that the credit only applies to sales made to people already living in the park or to their governing cooperative.
This bill establishes a supplemental appropriations act for Michigan state departments, agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for fiscal year 2025-2026. It authorizes funding for various state operations and includes conditions on how the appropriated funds may be spent. The legislation creates the legal framework for distributing and utilizing state money during the specified fiscal year.
HB 5308 requires Michigan watercraft owners to purchase an annual $35 "Great Lakes protection" decal. Revenue from these decals funds invasive species prevention and remediation efforts under Section 80124b. The bill mandates that the state agency discontinue sales if fewer than 2,000 decals are sold by September 2006, then fewer than 500 annually after that. It directly affects recreational boat owners in Michigan who must buy the decal to legally operate watercraft. The decal design is specified but placement rules allow flexibility for law enforcement.
This bill provides additional funding for capital projects managed by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The legislation establishes an appropriation act to allocate money for specific infrastructure and resource development initiatives within the department. It sets conditions for how the funds can be spent and ensures the appropriations are properly authorized for use during the designated fiscal period. The measure directly impacts state budget management and the operational capacity of natural resource agencies.
This bill appropriates state funding for K-12 public schools, community colleges, and higher education institutions for the 2025-2027 fiscal years. It allocates specific dollar amounts from various state funds to support public school operations, including general funds, transportation, meals, and student support reserves, while also distributing $493 million to community colleges for operational expenses. The legislation establishes spending priorities that require general fund allocations to be used before state school aid funds, and directs any unspent general fund money to a stabilization fund at the end of each fiscal year.
This bill establishes funding for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support construction, renovation, demolition, and equipment projects for state buildings and facilities. It directly affects state agencies, institutions of higher education, community colleges, and the state building authority by authorizing capital outlay expenditures. The legislation creates an appropriation act to provide the necessary financial resources for these infrastructure projects during the specified fiscal year.
SB 559 creates a new Revenue Sharing Trust Fund in Michigan's Department of Treasury, effective October 1, 2025. The fund will receive money from the general sales tax, donations, and investment earnings, with balances carrying over annually instead of lapsing. It mandates specific distributions: $299 million to cities, villages, and townships (based on prior eligibility regardless of new criteria), $261 million to counties (similarly based on prior eligibility), and remaining funds distributed through three formulas measuring taxable value, population type, and yield equalization. This directly affects all local governments in Michigan by changing how they receive state revenue-sharing payments.
SB 561 amends Michigan's sales tax law to change how revenue is distributed. It allocates 8.6% of the 4% general sales tax (starting October 1, 2025) to a new Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for distribution to cities, villages, townships, and counties. The bill also directs computer software sales tax revenue ($9-12 million annually) to the Michigan Health Initiative Fund and splits aviation fuel tax revenue (35% to the state aeronautics fund, 65% to airport funds). These changes affect local governments, public schools (via school aid fund allocations), airports, and health programs, without altering the overall tax rates.
