Legislature may repeal law setting July 1 budget deadline to avoid breaking law After 7 Action News reported on the challenges schools face because their budgets are due July first, while state budgets have been due in October, something amazing happened. Lawmakers responded, holding themselves accountable to your children. and last updated 2021-06-14 17:43:24-04 LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) â After 7 Action News reported on the challenges schools face because their budgets are due July first, while state budgets have been due in October, something amazing happened. Lawmakers responded, holding themselves accountable to your children. The legislature passed a law saying it would get the state budget out by July first starting this year. But, at this point, it doesnât look like they will be able to comply with that law. So now what?