SB 863 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

This bill allocates funding to Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for the fiscal year 2026-2027. It establishes the budget amount the state will provide to the department and authorizes the department to spend those funds on its designated programs and operations. The legislation creates an appropriation act that sets financial limits and spending rules for the department during the specified fiscal period.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026

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Senate Introduced Bill → Substitute (S-3) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an introductory draft to a substitute version, significantly expanding the budget from a symbolic $100 to over $156 million for the 2027 fiscal year. This version introduces a detailed line-item breakdown of funding sources, including federal grants and specific state funds, and adds new sections for departmental administration, information technology, food safety, and environmental sustainability.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a placeholder appropriation to a comprehensive budget covering multiple new program areas and detailed funding allocations.

FISCAL

The total appropriation increased from $100 to $156,709,100, reflecting a full budget for the fiscal year.

New funding sources were added, including federal revenues ($20.2M), special revenue funds ($59.6M), and local revenues ($0), replacing the previous single general fund line item.

SCOPE

New sections were added for Departmental Administration and Support, Information Technology, Food Safety and Animal Health, and Environment and Sustainability, each with specific budget allocations.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and page headers were updated to reflect the substitute bill status (S-3) instead of the original introduction.

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Committee

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) 4/16/2026

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Introduced

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors