2025 Senate Bill 179

Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for.

A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity 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

1. Amend page 5, line 28, by striking out “13,682,200” and inserting “14,182,200”.

2. Amend page 6, line 27, by striking out “12,643,300” and inserting “13,143,300” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

1. Amend page 32, following line 15, by inserting:

“Sec. 311. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be allocated, awarded, or loaned to a company that has financial ties or is partially owned by a hostile foreign nation or a company that is located in a hostile foreign nation.

(2) As used in this section, “hostile foreign nation,” mean a nation on the list of counties of particular concerns, special watch list counties, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the infrastructure investment and jobs act, by the United States Department of Energy.”

The amendment failed 18 to 18 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Joseph Bellino (R-16)

1. Amend page 5, line 24, by striking out “16” and inserting “15”.

2. Amend page 5, line 24, by striking out “44,111,500” and inserting “43,961,500”.

3. Amend page 6, line 27, by striking out “12,643,300” and inserting “12,493,300” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

4. Amend page 100, line 12, through page 100, line 21 by striking out all of Section 952.

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Lana Theis (R-22)

1. Amend page 4, line 23, by striking out “194,706,800” and inserting “192,206,800”.

2. Amend page 5, line 14, by striking the line.

3. Amend page 12, line 17, by striking the line.

4. Amend page 12, line 18, by striking out “278,004,100” and inserting “298,004,100” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

5. Amend page 31, line 3, through page 32, line 9 by striking out Section 309.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Joseph Bellino (R-16)

1. Amend page 99, following line 29, by inserting:

“Sec. 950. The funds appropriated in part 1 for office of global Michigan shall only be expended to provide immigration services to individuals with documentation that allows them to be in this country legally.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

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

1. Amend page 9, line 18, by striking out “21,000,000” and inserting “50,000,000”.

2. Amend page 10, line 13, by striking out “144,811,200” and inserting “173,811,200” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jonathan Lindsey (R-17)

1. Amend page 32, following line 15, by inserting:

“Sec. 311. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be allocated, awarded, or loaned to a company that has financial ties or is partially owned by a hostile foreign nation or a company that is located in a hostile foreign nation.

(2) As used in this section, “hostile foreign nation,” mean a nation on the list of countries of particular concerns, special watch list countries, or affiliated with entities of particular concern as defined by the infrastructure investment and jobs act, by the United States Department of Energy.”

The amendment failed 18 to 18 (details)

Passed in the Senate 19 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

May 13, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations