To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.   Official Text and Analysis.

To adopt a version of the budget that contains no appropriations, as a means of advancing the process of both houses passing a single budget.

To replace the bill with one that "zeroes-out" the specific appropriation amounts passed by the Senate.

To send the bill back to the Senate "stripped" of all actual appropriations except $100 “placeholders.” This is part of a process for reconciling the House and Senate-passed department budgets for the next fiscal year.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

To add $1.003 billion to the state spending already approved for the 2022-23 fiscal year, all but $20 million of which will come from state taxpayer dollars (not federal). The largest amount, $916 million, will be spent giving subsidies to a handful of corporations and developers selected by officials at a "Michigan Economic Development Corporation," the state agency in charge of delivering special interest business subsidies. The bill also authorizes $72 million in additional spending on various social welfare programs, and $15 million for improvements to state armories .

To add $1.003 billion to the state spending already approved for the 2022-23 fiscal year, all but $20 million of which will come from state taxpayer dollars (not federal). The largest amount, $916 million, will be spent giving subsidies to a handful of corporations and developers selected by officials at a "Michigan Economic Development Corporation," the state agency in charge of delivering special interest business subsidies. The bill also authorizes $72 million in additional spending on various social welfare programs, and $15 million for improvements to state armories.