2025 Senate Bill 181

Appropriations: department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for.

A bill to make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy 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. Jeff Irwin (D-15)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 6, 2025

Reported with substitute S-1

May 8, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 13, 2025

Reported with substitute S-1

1. Amend page 40, line 12, after “deploying” by inserting “publicly or”.

2. Amend page 40, line 13, after “but not limited to,” by inserting “light-”.

3. Amend page 40, line 15, after “(c)” by inserting “Purchasing and leasing alternative fuel public and private light, medium, and heavy-duty fleet vehicles.

(d) Deploying charging and clean fuel infrastructure in rural communities.

4. Amend page 40, line 15, after “Deploying” by inserting “publicly or”.

5. Amend page 40, line 29, after “infrastructure” by inserting “, and accelerate the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles to enable the transition to sustainable transportation options”.

6. Amend page 41, line 4, after “September 30, 2030.” by inserting “(5) The department shall expend no more than 5% from the funds appropriated in part 1 for electric vehicle infrastructure for administrative purposes.”.

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 33, following line 19, by inserting:

“Sec. 247. The department shall not award funding from any grant program in part 1 to local governments that have adopted an ordinance banning gas stoves or appliances.”.

The amendment failed 18 to 19 (details)

Passed in the Senate 19 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

May 13, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations