2025 House Resolution 113

Whereas, Article IV, Section 31 of the 1963 Michigan Constitution requires the Legislature to pass a balanced budget; and

Whereas, According to the Senate Fiscal Agency, the fiscal year 2026 budget passed by the Michigan Senate appropriates 986.5 million dollars over projected revenues that the State of Michigan is estimated to collect as determined by the May 16, 2025, Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference. Due to overspending in Senate Bills 163, 164, 165, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, and 181, the Senate-passed budget is not balanced based on current revenue estimates, and is in violation of Article IV, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution; and

Whereas, Despite overspending by nearly 1 billion dollars, the Senate-passed fiscal year 2026 budget underfunds Medicaid by 500 million dollars, resulting in the loss of healthcare coverage for nearly 60,000 Michigan citizens, and also underfunds childcare for working families by 30 million dollars, negatively impacting Michigan families; and

Whereas, The citizens of Michigan deserve a budget that is responsibly crafted. The House of Representatives is unable to return the Senate-passed budget without considering the unconstitutional, unbalanced budget, and requiring the House to determine where to cut the Senate passed budget in order to make it legal; and

Whereas, The Senate should request the return of their fiscal year 2026 budget bills and take the proper time to pass a responsible budget that would not harm Michigan families and violate the Michigan Constitution; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the Michigan Senate to request the return of Senate Bills 163, 164, 165, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, and 181, the Senate budget appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Lieutenant Governor, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Majority Floor Leader, and the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.