HB 4161: Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for October 1 to 8, 2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act. - Michigan

As Passed by the Senate → Substitute (H-2) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten from an interim emergency funding measure for October 2025 into a full fiscal year appropriations bill for 2026. The scope expanded from temporary bridge funding to permanent budget allocations, with the Department of Corrections now receiving significantly increased funding and new line-item allocations for correctional facilities and health care services.

Scope change

Changed from interim emergency funding (October 1-8, 2025) to full fiscal year appropriations (ending September 30, 2026), with additional funding for fiscal year 2024

FISCAL

Total gross appropriation increased from approximately $1.57 billion for a one-week interim period to $1.59 billion for a full fiscal year, with Department of Corrections funding specifically increased to $1.596 billion

New line-item appropriations added for specific correctional facilities including Alger, Baraga, Bellamy Creek, Carson City, Central Michigan, Egeler, Chippewa, Cooper Street, Detroit Detention Center, Earnest C. Brooks, G. Robert Cotton, Gus Harrison, Ionia, Kinross, Lakeland, Macomb, Marquette Branch, Muskegon, Newberry, Oaks, Parnall, Richard A. Handlon, Saginaw, and Special Alternative Incarceration Program

New health care appropriations added including clinical complexes, health care administration, Healthy Michigan plan administration, Hepatitis C treatment, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services, and vaccination program

Removed interim funding provisions that were predicated on activities authorized for fiscal year 2025, replacing them with full fiscal year budget allocations

SCOPE

Bill title and purpose changed from 'interim general appropriations' for a one-week emergency period to 'supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations' for full fiscal years

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 8 edits · Mar 6, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House Introduced version to an As Passed version, with significant substantive changes including updated fiscal year dates (2024-2026), increased funding amounts for the Department of Corrections, and the addition of numerous new reporting requirements and policy mandates. The bill now includes detailed provisions for prisoner health care, medication-assisted treatment clinics, E-Verify implementation, and transparency reporting on travel and severance pay.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include more detailed reporting requirements and policy mandates for the Department of Corrections, particularly regarding health care, prisoner treatment, and financial transparency.

FISCAL

Funding amounts increased significantly from placeholder values to specific amounts totaling over $1.5 billion for the Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2026.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for the Department of Corrections to implement E-Verify for all contractors and subcontractors hiring employees.

Mandate to maintain at least 3 medication-assisted treatment clinics at correctional facilities to treat opioid use disorder.

Requirement to provide prisoners with a medical release of information form allowing them to designate family members to receive health records.

New reporting requirements for prisoner health care utilization, Hepatitis C treatment, and Medicaid benefit usage.

Requirement to report on out-of-state travel expenses and severance pay to legislative committees.

New mandate to calculate and report cost per prisoner per day for each security custody level.

TIMELINE

Updated fiscal year references from 2025 to 2024-2026 to reflect current legislative session timing.

As Passed by the House → As Passed by the Senate · 9 edits · Oct 1, 2025

MAJOR

This bill was converted from a long-term fiscal year appropriations act to a short-term interim funding measure covering only October 1-8, 2025. The Senate version significantly reduced overall funding amounts across most state departments while adding new provisions for interim government operations and fee disposition. This change reflects a legislative strategy to provide temporary funding while longer-term budget bills are being developed.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from covering the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 to a temporary 8-day interim period from October 1-8, 2025. The legislative branch and judicial branch were added as recipients of appropriations, and the bill now includes provisions for fee disposition and declaration of effect.

TIMELINE

Funding period changed from fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 to interim period October 1-8, 2025

FISCAL

Total gross appropriation reduced from $1,596,169,700 to $1,568,557,600

Added provision for disposition of fees and other income received by state departments

Department of Corrections funding reduced from $1,582,066,600 to $44,365,900

Department of Health and Human Services funding reduced from $1,095,512,500 to $136,706,800

SCOPE

Added legislative branch and judicial branch as recipients of appropriations

Added declaration of effect provision to clarify the bill's legal status

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that interim appropriations are predicated on activities authorized for fiscal year 2025-2026

Removed detailed reporting requirements for travel expenses, severance pay, and medical release forms

Substitute (S-1) - 3 → House Concurred Bill · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a condensed version to a more expanded layout with additional spacing and line breaks, but no substantive policy changes were made. The appropriations amounts, departmental allocations, and fiscal details remain identical between the two versions.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes including expanded line breaks, added spacing between sections, and restructured header text from 'SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4161' to 'Senate substitute for House BILL NO. 4161'.

Substitute (H-2) → Substitute (S-1) - 5 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from a House substitute to a Senate substitute for HB 4161, changing its purpose from a full-year 2026 appropriation to a short-term interim appropriation covering October 1-8, 2025. The Senate version restructures the entire appropriations framework to address a potential funding gap if the 2025-2026 appropriations bills are not enacted by October 1, 2025. Funding amounts and departmental allocations were significantly recalculated to reflect this interim period rather than a full fiscal year.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a full fiscal year 2026 appropriation to a 9-day interim appropriation (October 1-8, 2025) to maintain government operations if regular appropriations fail to pass in time.

SCOPE

Changed from a full-year 2026 appropriations bill to a 9-day interim appropriations bill covering October 1-8, 2025

TIMELINE

Added language declaring the effect of the act and establishing conditions for uninterrupted state government operations

FISCAL

Replaced Department of Corrections as the first department with multiple new departments including Agriculture, Attorney General, Civil Rights, and Education, with significantly different funding amounts

Adjusted gross appropriation amounts from over $1.5 billion for full fiscal year to approximately $1.57 billion for the interim period with different revenue allocations

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that interim appropriations are predicated on activities and programs authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for October 1 to 8, 2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

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