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House adopts budget substitute to aid Northern Michigan recovery after historic ice storm
Summary
The House passed the fiscal 2025 appropriations bill (House Bill 4328) after adopting a floor substitute; debate included rejected amendments to fund EMS debts and restore delayed federal disaster-recovery funding, and floor remarks emphasized immediate support for counties hit by a recent ice storm.
LANSING — The Michigan House on Wednesday advanced and passed House Bill 4328, the fiscal-year appropriation measure that includes funding to work alongside anticipated federal disaster-relief for Northern Michigan counties devastated by a recent historic ice storm.
Representative Fairbairn, sponsor of the bill, urged members to support a floor substitute (H-1) adopted on the floor that frames state general-fund assistance to 12 northern counties to remove debris, repair infrastructure, and support recovery work. Fairbairn said the storm coated trees, power lines, broadcast antennas, and other infrastructure in thick ice that caused weeks-long outages and damage across a broad region.
A series of floor amendments seeking targeted additions failed. Representative Schneider offered an amendment that would have appropriated $6 million to reimburse emergency medical…
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