2025 Senate Bill 177

Appropriations: department of licensing and regulatory affairs; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for.

A bill to make appropriations for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

Mackinac Center Analysis

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 in the Senate

March 18, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 6, 2025

Reported with substitute S-2

May 8, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 13, 2025

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. John Damoose (R-37)

1. Amend page 11, by striking out lines 9 and 10, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly

2. Amend page 51, line 6, by striking out Section 1002.

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Webber (R-9)

1. Amend page 41, following line 24, by inserting:

“Sec. 514. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the bureau of professional licensing, the department must expend not less $200,000.00 for grants to the Michigan Association of CPAs for the maintenance and operation of the Continuing Professional Education Tracker and web portal.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-30)

1. Amend page 11, line 12, by striking out “200,000” and inserting “400,000”.

2. Amend page 11, line 13, by striking out “3,200,000” and inserting “3,400,000”.

3. Amend page 11, line 17, after “$” by striking out “200,000” and inserting “400,000”, and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 19 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

May 13, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations