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MDHHS presents FY26 budget proposals: vaping tax estimated $57M, $20M to maintain crime victim services; lawmakers press on federal funding risk
Summary
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Health that the FY26 executive recommendation includes a vaping tax estimated to generate $57 million annually, $20 million to maintain crime victim services and funding to administer a paramedic competency exam required by Public Act 48 of 2024.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials briefed the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Health on the department’s fiscal year 2026 executive recommendation, highlighting three specific investments and pressing lawmakers on the department’s reliance on federal funding.
“A vaping tax that is estimated to generate $57,000,000 annually … those funds would partially support smoking prevention, cancer prevention, and youth mental health,” Amy Eppke, senior deputy director of financial operations at MDHHS, told the subcommittee. Eppke said the FY26 executive recommendation includes that vaping tax alongside two other investments: $20,000,000 in state funding to maintain existing crime victim services and funding to…
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