Gov. Whitmer, Leader Brinks, Speaker Hall: Legislature Will Pass Full Budget This Week, Government Will Run as Normal

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September 30, 2025

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Gov. Whitmer, Leader Brinks, Speaker Hall: Legislature Will Pass Full Budget This Week, Government Will Run as Normal

Bipartisan budget deal secured, bills continue to be drafted, legislature will pass soon after, state government operations will continue

LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Matt Hall issued the following statements on the Michigan Legislature's bipartisan deal to pass a full state budget. The budget will ensure top priorities for both Democrats and Republicans are included in the bipartisan budget, such as funding to fix state and local roads, decreasing taxes for working families, protecting Medicaid and hospitals, record per-pupil education funding, free breakfast and lunch, public safety investments, modernizing Selfridge, and more. The administration and legislative leaders will continue meeting to finalize and pass the budget.

As part of the bipartisan agreement, both the House and Senate will pass budget implementation bills as part of the budget process. Both chambers have adopted greater transparency measures to protect taxpayer dollars in the budget and committed to a negotiated permanent transparency law change.

In the meantime, state government operations will continue, providing services to Michiganders. After the final pages of the budget are typed, the Legislature will vote. Then, clerks will prepare it for transmittal to the governor for her final review and signature.

Governor Whitmer Statement

"Tomorrow, state government will continue and work will go on in the legislature to finalize a balanced, bipartisan state budget this week. We're on the verge of making huge progress to fix our state and local roads, feed our kids at school, cut taxes for seniors and working families, protect access to affordable health care, and keep Michiganders safe in their communities. As drafting continues, I'm grateful to legislators on both sides of the aisle for their work and I am ready to conduct a final legal review and sign it into law after they send me the budget. Meanwhile, state government will continue providing uninterrupted services and all state employees will work tomorrow, getting things done for their fellow Michiganders. We're almost there. Let's get it done."

Speaker Matt Hall Statement "We made progress over the weekend eliminating waste, fraud and abuse so we can finally fund our top needs as a state. House Republicans have been fighting from day one to restore school safety and mental health, eliminate ghost employees, and bring the Hall Ethics Accountability and Transparency plan permanently to Lansing, and now we are seeing movement on these major priorities. With these reforms, this agreement is going to lower the cost of government and give Michigan families better value for their tax dollars. We are working hard to draft these bills now so we can lock in this plan and get state government moving in the right direction."

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks Statement "Michiganders deserve a state budget that puts their hard-earned taxpayer dollars to good use, and I'm proud that we will be voting on a product that secures free breakfast and lunch for kids, protects Medicaid, secures meaningful funding for families and communities while also delivering on roads. Residents can rest assured that we are working in tandem and share a commitment to getting the budget done as soon as the bills are ready."

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