The Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing. (Susan J. Demas/Michigan Advance)

The long-awaited Michigan House of Representatives budget landed Tuesday, moving the showdown over how to fund the state into its next phase – negotiations on a consensus spending plan.

Members of the House voted Tuesday to pass a substitute version of House Bill 4706 along party lines. The vote was 59 aye votes to 45 nay votes, and the bill was given immediate effect.

The House budget would fund the state’s various departments with $54.63 billion, with $12.09 billion to the General Fund.

When including the budgets that were passed for K-12 schools, higher education and departments dealing with education – the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement

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