The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military, Veterans and State Police on a voice vote adopted the S‑1 version of Senate Bill 175 on the FY2026 budget for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and reported the bill to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.

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.)