MI SB0177

Appropriates $657,053,200 gross ($307,539,300 from state general fund) for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, supporting 30 unclassified and 1,823 classified full-time positions

Allocates $258,345,300 for Michigan Indigent Defense Commission grants to counties for public defender services, along with $9,900,000 for liquor law enforcement grants and $6,800,000 for remonumentation grants to local governments

Funds regulatory operations including the Public Service Commission ($45.4 million), Liquor Control Commission ($23.2 million), Cannabis Regulatory Agency ($33.8 million), and occupational licensing bureaus covering construction codes, fire services, and professional licensing ($172.6 million)

Requires extensive reporting including quarterly staffing reports, annual reports on licensing turnaround times, utility rates by county, indigent defense costs, and cannabis program metrics including social equity participation

Includes one-time appropriations of $1 million for smoke detector distribution, $1 million for cannabis social equity programs, $1 million for Michigan Saves clean energy grants, and $200,000 for real estate continuing education