Informing the Legislature that on May 26, 2026, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB2271 HD2 SD1 CD1 (ACT 033).

Summary

The act appropriates more than $95 million for fiscal year 2025‑2026 to cover collective‑bargaining expenses, including temporary hazard‑pay payouts, and creates a short‑term loan to a trust account to offset departmental shortfalls. It allows departments to reclassify those hazard‑pay costs and later reverse the reclassification, while stating the money is not an admission of liability. Unspent funds are kept available until June 30 2027.

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