Bill > HB5390

This bill amends the Management and Budget Act to modify rules around work project appropriations, which are special budget allocations for long-term projects that can extend beyond a single fiscal year. The bill revises the criteria for designating a work project, requiring it to have a specific purpose, plan, estimated completion cost, and completion date. It grants the director of the budget more flexibility in issuing directives to lapse (cancel) existing work project accounts, but also establishes a process for legislative committees to review and potentially disapprove such directives. The bill introduces a more stringent approval process for work project designations, requiring both appropriations committees to disapprove a designation by a two-thirds majority vote after hearing testimony from fiscal agencies. Additionally, the bill mandates that the budget director provide a detailed report within 120 days after the fiscal year's conclusion, listing all work project accounts, their balances, lapsed funds, and the recipients of those lapsed funds. These changes aim to increase transparency and legislative oversight of long-term state budget allocations.

Budget and Finance

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5390