Michigan State Legislation

Bill would require lawmakers to meet Healthy Michigan Plan reporting and engagement rules; public employers could suspend paying a legislator's medical costs until compliance.

Property owners could file affidavits to challenge fraudulent property recordings. If no controverting affidavit is filed within 35 days, a circuit court petition would proceed with a hearing.

Michigan bill would allow uncapping taxable value after deed-fraud filing and title correction. Affidavits due within 30 days; corrected bills issued if fraud is not found.

Victims of deed theft could sue in circuit court for treble damages and $5,000 plus attorney fees, effective 90 days after enactment.

Bill would set a three-year deadline for slander-of-title claims based on the latest of discovery, investigation, or case resolution.

MDARD and Treasury would certify beginning farmers and issue asset-owner credits, capped at $5 million annually, with sale credits up to $32,000 and rent credits up to $10,000.

The bill would create a tax credit for owners who sell or rent agricultural assets to beginning farmers, effective for tax years starting in 2027 and tied to program rules.

The bill would repeal a statewide cap on local labor rules, letting localities set their own standards.

House bill would classify coal ash as coal combustion residuals and regulate landfills. It would create a beneficial-use 6 category and require release testing for large unencapsulated uses.

The bill would set 90-day license decisions and 30-day missing-item notices. Real estate brokers face 30-day decisions and 15-day notices.

Michigan would create a predisaster flood resilience grant program; local governments, tribes, and nonprofits could apply, with grants covering up to 75% of costs and caps of 300,000 or 250,000.

Michigan would create an animal research grant program funded by a new state treasury account, with at least $3 million appropriated each year.

A bill would set aside $2.5 million in general fund appropriations for the Michigan Animal Agriculture Alliance for FY 2027. Offsets come through $2.5 million in cuts to other departments.

Bill would raise Level 1 license age to 15 years 9 months and require six instructor-led hours after driver education enrollment.

Michigan legislators would raise driver-education bonds and tighten instructor requirements starting 2028.

Lawmakers would provide a one-time $1 million appropriation to Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System for Task Force 1's urban search and rescue under the Department of State Police.

Lawmakers would repeal the 2011 Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act; the bill was introduced and referred to committee.

The bill would let insureds keep a PIP election longer if they stay with the same insurer, and raise the deductible limit to $6,579 for qualifying health coverage.

Bill would restrict Michigan National Guard deployment into active-duty combat until Congress acts, triggered by 25 states.

Bill would cap marketing-program funds at 10 years and require refunds to assessors, with a two-year transition for money already held.

Bill would require the department to maintain a public, searchable water-database by 2028, hold hearings in affected communities within 30 days of its notice, and open 30 days for comment.

Legislation would authorize transfer of a 2.13-acre pocket park parcel in Detroit, with public-use restrictions and potential below-market sale to a local government.

Lawmakers would create a state-run leave insurance program in Michigan to pay most wages during qualifying family or health-related leave, phased in over several years.

Resolution honors John Pappageorge and directs copies to family.