Update on Ongoing FY 2027 Budget Negotiations
Update: Jun 13-26, 2026
After a slight delay in finalizing budget targets, a recent late night negotiation session has resulted in a framework agreement for the 2026-2027 (FY 27) fiscal year.
With broad targets reached, lawmakers remained in Lansing through the weekend to continue their negotiations. Latest reports indicate negotiations are moving along in department funding but have not yet reached funding for Legislatively Directed Spending Items (LDSIs). In total, lawmakers have requisition over $4.3 billion in these special projects. Under a law passed last November, all LDSIs must now be made public at least 45 days before the budget is approved by the Legislature. Due to this new law, any requests submitted after May 18 cannot be included if the budget passes by July 1.
The budget is expected to be smaller than last year’s and will reportedly not include new revenue streams or tax increases, meaning spending cuts are likely in some areas. Though Speaker Hall has made property tax cuts a top priority, indications show it is unlikely to be packaged in with the budget.
Another item that could be negotiated as the budget moves along are the House or Senate version of medical debt relief bills. Both chambers introduced identical legislation, HB 5254 and HB 5255, equivalent to SB 701 and SB 702 would cap the maximum interest rate on medical debt and prohibit wage garnishment or home foreclosure due to medical debt.
While many were hopeful that the budget would be done by July 1, it is becoming more likely that we will see a completed around July 3, just ahead of Independence Day weekend.