A bill to make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Senate Bills 162-181 are templates for the upcoming FY '26 budget. None of these bills have any real dollar figures attributed to them. They will be used to fill in the budget as it progresses through negotiations this year.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
1. Amend page 45, line 20, after “than” by striking out “December 31, 2025” and inserting “December 1, 2025”.
2. Amend page 45, line 24, after “than” by striking out “90 days” and inserting “60 days”.
3. Amend page 45, line 26, after “committee” and before “.” by inserting “and announce their first meeting date”.
4. Amend page 48, line 6, after “state” by striking out “to” and inserting “.”. Also, amend page 48, line 6, before “begin” start a new sentence by inserting “The road user charge study shall”.
5. Amend page 45, line 21, after “study” by inserting “and pilot (hereinafter referenced as “study”)”.
6. Amend page 49, line 10, after “by” by striking out “December 31, 2027” and inserting “May 31, 2027”. Also, amend page 49, line 11, after “report” by inserting “by that date”.
7. Amend page 50, line 24, after “by” by striking out “December 31, 2027” and inserting “May 31, 2027”.
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 10, following line 24, by inserting:
Critical bridge repair
250,000,000
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 11, line 1, by striking 2,000,000 and replacing it with 252,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
3. Amend page 50, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 1010. Funds appropriated in part 1 for Critical bridge repair shall be used for fixing bridges with a failure or critical rating.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)
1. Amend page 10, following line 24, by inserting:
Neighborhood road fund
1,000,000,000
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 11, line 1, by striking 2,000,000 and replacing it with 1,002,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
3. Amend page 50, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 1011. Funds appropriated in part 1 for Neighborhood roads fund shall be distributed through the Neighborhood road fund as described in HB 4230 (H-1) of 2025.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)
1. Amend page 10, following line 24, by inserting:
M-11 road construction
115,000,000
and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
2. Amend page 11, line 1, by striking 2,000,000 and replacing it with 117,000,000 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
3. Amend page 50, following line 26, by inserting:
“Sec. 1012. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for M-11 road construction shall be expended for road construction along M-11 and is designated as a work project appropriation. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to widen M-11 from the I-196 interchange in Grandville to the Remembrance Road roundabout in Walker.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $115,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2030.
(2) The part 1 appropriation for M-11 road construction must be expended for the following:
(a) $115,000,000.00 to the department to widen M-11 from the I-196 interchange in Grandville to the Remembrance Road roundabout in Walker.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 31, following line 10, by inserting:
“Sec. 312. (1) A plane owned and operated by the State of Michigan shall be available for the use of legislators representing the Upper Peninsula to attend and return from session once per week, subject to availability. The state aeronautics fund must be compensated from the Senate or the House according to a fee schedule negotiated between the individual houses and the department.
(2) The department may send bills for real costs incurred by a legislative cancellation to the House or Senate business offices respective to the membership of the individual or individuals that canceled if such a cancellation was made with less than four days’ notice. The department shall not directly fine, charge, or punish legislators.
(3) The department may place non-legislator state employees on any plane with legislators and make other stops as necessary when legislators are passengers but legislators are not subject to being bumped or pre-
empted by other state employees.
(4) There shall be at least 4 FTE pilot positions in the aeronautics division regardless of the number of FTEs throughout the department.
(5) The department shall enter into contract(s) with services providing pilots to provide pilots when the department has no active, FTE pilots.
(6) The aeronautics division shall not disallow overtime or flying outside of business hours for the flights provided to legislative members going to or from the Upper Peninsula.
(7) The department shall attempt to sell one of the Baron aircraft and buy a plane able to more safely fly in poorer weather conditions than the Baron and able to carry more than three passengers from the UP to Lansing that is smaller than the King Air model.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 19 to 18 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
