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The subcommittee adopted the S‑1 version after the Senate fiscal analyst summarized the bill’s funding. “The bill in question is Senate Bill 175 S 1, which contains $291,500,000 in gross appropriations, which includes 129.6 funds from the general fund,” Senate fiscal analyst Bruce Baker said, listing the major baseline adjustments and one‑time items included in the draft.

The analyst told the panel the bill largely carries forward FY25 boilerplate language and removes one‑time FY25 appropriations. He highlighted program changes and one‑time investments that are part of the S‑1 package: a net reduction of about $2,600,000 for military retirement costs; a technical alignment adding about $2,800,000 in gross authority (no general‑fund change); expansion language for the National Guard tuition program to include child care (no additional net dollars but a few FTEs); a recommendation of $175,000 and 1 FTE for audit support; $26,000,000 in general‑fund one‑time assistance for Selfridge Air National Guard Base; $2,500,000 in continued homelessness‑related grants for veterans; and $1,000,000 to mitigate the impact of lost federal funds on veterans who were supported by those federal programs.

Senator Hertel, chair of the subcommittee, said the Selfridge investment is entering construction and is “critical not only for Macomb County and the region, but, the state as a whole.” He also noted continuation of the eliminating‑homelessness grants and the new mitigation funding for veterans affected by federal cuts.

There were no amendments offered on the floor. Senator Kleinfeld moved to adopt the S‑1 version and to report SB 175 to the Senate Appropriations Committee; both motions were supported by Senator Hertel.

Votes recorded by the clerk show the committee adopted the S‑1 version by voice vote with two affirmative votes reported and no opposition on the adoption vote, and later the clerk summarized the report vote as two affirmative and one negative vote when transmitting the bill out of committee.

The bill as described in the subcommittee text would continue many FY25 provisions while adding the one‑time and ongoing items listed above; the subcommittee did not vote on programmatic details beyond adopting the S‑1 package and reporting the bill. The subcommittee then moved on to the State Police budget.

(Reporting note: the subcommittee transcript contains roll‑call prompts and clerk summaries; individual roll‑call answers recorded in the transcript were Senator Hertel: yes; Senator Kleinfeld: yes; Senator Theis: not recorded explicitly for the S‑1 adoption and later summarized by the clerk as the remaining vote.)

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“The bill is talking about Senate Bill 176, FY '26 Appropriations for the Department of State Police. There are 1,015,000,000.7 gross dollars in the budget bill, which includes 687.9 general funds,” Senate fiscal analyst Bruce Baker told the subcommittee as he summarized the proposed spending and boilerplate carryovers.

Baker said the S‑1 removes a current $105,000,000 cap on FEMA disaster funds to be received by the department and detailed a series of new and continued programmatic appropriations. Notable changes include $143,600 in general funds for intelligence operation software; an alignment of authorizations with expected revenues totaling roughly $1,900,000 gross (no GF change); removal of certain one‑time appropriations; economic adjustments (about $59,400,000 gross and $49,800,000 GF); and a $1,000,000 ongoing increase for the Office of School Safety to expand school safety academy capacity.

One‑time appropriations enumerated in the summary include $10,000,000 for community infrastructure to add to the disaster and emergency contingency fund; $1,000,000 for cold case investigations (supporting MSP and state universities); $1,000,000 for a Public Safety Heroes program; $1,000,000 for statewide fentanyl enforcement; $1,000,000 for the Okay to Say program; $500,000 for law enforcement communication training; $10,000,000 for a public safety academy assistance program; and $500,000 in grants for public safety critical incident mapping.

Senator Hertel noted the significance of removing the FEMA cap, saying communities in his district “are still receiving FEMA funds from floods that occurred a few years back” and that the cap had impeded getting dollars to communities after disasters. He described the fentanyl enforcement and public safety academy funds as responses to ongoing statewide needs.

Senator Kleinfeld moved to adopt the S‑1 package and to report the bill; the motions were supported by Senator Hertel. The clerk recorded two affirmative responses and one absence or nonresponse for the adoption vote and later summarized the report vote as two affirmative and one not voting; the S‑1 was reported to the full Appropriations Committee.

The subcommittee adjourned after completing action on SB 176.

(Reporting note: dollar figures and program lists are drawn from the Senate fiscal analyst’s summary as spoken into the subcommittee record.)

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Senate subcommittee adopts FY26 spending plan for Military and Veterans Affairs, advances SB 175 to full Appropriations

Subcommittee advances $1.015 billion FY26 Michigan State Police budget, removes FEMA cap and funds school safety and fentanyl enforcement