Overview
- The Senate approved HB 4576 to appropriate $634 million, offsetting nearly all of the $644–$645 million the House committee disapproved last week.
- Five Republican senators — Jon Bumstead, John Damoose, Mark Huizenga, Ed McBroom and Michael Webber — joined Democrats in the 23–13 vote.
- The measure now returns to the Republican-controlled House, where Speaker Matt Hall has celebrated the cuts and indicated he may not call a vote.
- The House Appropriations Committee used a rarely used 1984 mechanism without hearings to halt carryover work-project dollars, affecting programs including RxKids, Wigs for Kids and local efforts like a Hazel Park library elevator upgrade.
- Senate Democrats requested an opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel on the move’s legality as nonprofits and local governments report immediate disruptions and uncertainty.