HB 4118: Exempt qualified farmland from education tax
Introduced February 22, 2023
Official text and analysis
Property tax: exemptions; exemption from state education tax for certain agricultural property; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Taxes
Sponsor: Neil Friske
Cosponsors: Angela Rigas, Gregory Alexander, James DeSana, Joseph Fox, Rachelle Smit, Luke Meerman
Referred to House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee
HB 4134: Prohibit selling farmland to foreign entities
Introduced February 22, 2023
Official text and analysis
Property: land sales; sale or transfer of real property to foreign entities; prohibit.
Tags: Agriculture, No Expectation Of Passage
Sponsor: Neil Friske
Cosponsors: none
Referred to House Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee
HB 4283: Prohibit aliens from owning farmland
Introduced March 14, 2023
Official text and analysis
Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Civil Liberties, Immigration
Sponsor: Gina Johnsen
Cosponsors: none
Referred to House Government Operations Committee
HB 4289: Dept of Agriculture (MDARD) annual budget
Introduced March 15, 2023
Official text and analysis
Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Spending
Sponsor: Julie Brixie
Cosponsors: none
Referred to House Appropriations Committee
Votes on this bill
05/10/23 House roll call vote #85 On passage: Passed 56 – 52 (See how they voted)
05/17/23 Senate roll call vote #301 On passage: Passed 20 – 18 (See how they voted)
06/06/23 House roll call vote #133 Concur with Senate: Failed 52 – 54 (See how they voted)
HB 4333: Expand limits on cottage food operations and give MSU certain privileges
Introduced March 23, 2023
Official text and analysis
Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify.
Tags: Agriculture
Sponsor: Gregory Alexander
Cosponsors: Matt Bierlein, James DeSana, Rachelle Smit, John Roth, Timothy Beson, Tom Kunse, Jay DeBoyer, Jerry Neyer, Bryan Posthumus, Ken Borton, David Prestin, Matt Maddock, Mike Mueller, Mike Harris, Gina Johnsen, Bradley Slagh, Brad Paquette, Denise Mentzer, Graham Filler, Alabas Farhat, Neil Friske, William Snyder, Jaime Greene, Luke Meerman, Curtis VanderWall
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4460: Allow rearing hens in residential areas
Introduced April 25, 2023
Official text and analysis
Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow.
Tags: Agriculture, Civil Liberties, Animals
Sponsor: James DeSana
Cosponsors: Pat Outman, Angela Rigas
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4461: Raise sale limitation on cottage food operations
Introduced April 25, 2023
Official text and analysis
Food: cottage food operation; gross sales requirements for cottage food operations; modify.
Tags: Agriculture, Civil Liberties
Sponsor: James DeSana
Cosponsors: Pat Outman, Angela Rigas
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4462: Regulate rearing hens in residential areas
Introduced April 25, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: animals; generally accepted agricultural and management practices for rearing egg-laying hens in residential areas under certain conditions; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations, Animals
Sponsor: James DeSana
Cosponsors: Pat Outman, Angela Rigas
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4609: Impose regulations on manufacturers of agricultural equipment with electronics
Introduced May 23, 2023
Official text and analysis
Vehicles: agricultural equipment; original equipment manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide certain parts, tools, and documentation to owners and independent repair providers; require.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Curtis VanderWall
Cosponsors: Ken Borton, Jerry Neyer, Brian BeGole, Gregory Markkanen, Gregory Alexander, Pat Outman, Joseph Aragona, David Prestin, James DeSana, Jay DeBoyer, Douglas Wozniak, Bradley Slagh, John Roth, Gina Johnsen, Rachelle Smit, Tom Kunse, Neil Friske, Bill Schuette
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4650: Impose regulations on manufacturers of agricultural equipment with electronics
Introduced May 24, 2023
Official text and analysis
Vehicles: agricultural equipment; original equipment manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide certain parts, tools, and documentation to owners and independent repair providers; require.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Dale Zorn
Cosponsors: Donavan McKinney
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4651: Impose regulations on manufacturers of agricultural equipment with electronics
Introduced May 24, 2023
Official text and analysis
Vehicles: agricultural equipment; definitions for the agricultural equipment repair act; create.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Donavan McKinney
Cosponsors: Dale Zorn
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4653: Prohibit labeling lab-grown "meat" as meat
Introduced May 24, 2023
Official text and analysis
Food: other; labeling lab-grown meat as meat; prohibit.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Jerry Neyer
Cosponsors: Luke Meerman, David Martin, Jaime Greene, Timothy Beson, Angela Rigas, Mike Hoadley, Cameron Cavitt, Gregory Markkanen, Matt Bierlein, James DeSana, Tom Kunse, David Prestin, Rachelle Smit, Curtis VanderWall
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4673: Impose numerous restrictions on agricultural equipment
Introduced May 25, 2023
Official text and analysis
Trade: business regulation; agricultural equipment repair act; create.
Tags: Agriculture
Sponsor: Regina Miller
Cosponsors: Erin Byrnes, Alabas Farhat, Helena Scott, Veronica Paiz, Betsy Coffia, Donavan McKinney, Jimmie Wilson, Angela Witwer, Kristian Grant, Noah Arbit, Matt Koleszar, Jasper Martus, Sharon MacDonell, Emily Dievendorf, Kimberly Edwards, Jason Morgan, Jason Hoskins, Mike McFall, Jenn Hill, Ranjeev Puri, Kevin Coleman, Tullio Liberati, Julie Brixie, Samantha Steckloff, Felicia Brabec, Jaime Churches, Brenda Carter, Amos O'Neal, Kara Hope, Carrie Rheingans, Denise Mentzer, John Fitzgerald, Jim Haadsma, Carol Glanville, Stephanie Young, Abraham Aiyash
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4857: Exclude milkweed from definition of noxious weeds
Introduced June 27, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: plants; classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments; prohibit.
Tags: Agriculture, Environment
Sponsor: Samantha Steckloff
Cosponsors: Carrie Rheingans, Erin Byrnes, Regina Miller, Rachel Hood, Kara Hope, Natalie Price, Regina Weiss, Emily Dievendorf, Kelly Breen, Alabas Farhat
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
Votes on this bill
11/08/23 House roll call vote #509 On passage: Passed 88 – 21 (See how they voted)
HB 4858: Ban a class of pesticides from being used on public land and allow local private bans
Introduced June 27, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: pesticides; use of neonicotinoid insecticides; regulate.
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Local Government, Regulations
Sponsor: Carrie Rheingans
Cosponsors: Samantha Steckloff, Erin Byrnes, Regina Miller, Rachel Hood, Kara Hope, Natalie Price, Regina Weiss, Emily Dievendorf, Kelly Breen, Alabas Farhat
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
HB 4975: Include agricultural laborers and domestic servants in definition of employee
Introduced September 13, 2023
Official text and analysis
Labor: collective bargaining; definition of employee in 1939 PA 176; remove certain exclusions from.
Tags: Agriculture, Big Labor
Sponsor: Emily Dievendorf
Cosponsors: Felicia Brabec, Veronica Paiz, Donavan McKinney, Kara Hope, Dylan Wegela, Jimmie Wilson, Joey Andrews, Erin Byrnes, Julie Brixie, Jason Morgan, Penelope Tsernoglou
Referred to House Labor Committee
HB 4988: Eliminate sunset on livestock licensing fees
Introduced September 14, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: animals; livestock licensing fees; modify.
Tags: Agriculture, Taxes
Sponsor: Jasper Martus
Cosponsors: Angela Witwer
Referred to House Appropriations Committee
Votes on this bill
09/20/23 House roll call vote #293 On passage: Passed 56 – 54 (See how they voted)
09/27/23 Senate roll call vote #458 On passage: Passed 20 – 18 (See how they voted)
09/29/23: Signed into law, PA 128 of 2023
HB 5024: Allow "cottage food operations" to sell products online
Introduced September 20, 2023
Official text and analysis
Food: cottage food operation; cottage food operations; allow to sell, offer for sale, and accept payment for cottage food products over the internet.
Tags: Agriculture, Civil Liberties
Sponsor: Alabas Farhat
Cosponsors: none
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
SB 11: Beginning farmer tax credit
Introduced January 12, 2023
Official text and analysis
Individual income tax: credit; beginning farmer tax credit; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Taxes
Sponsor: Joe Bellino
Cosponsors: none
Referred to Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee
SB 47: Revise farmland easement boundary detail
Introduced February 1, 2023
Official text and analysis
Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of portion of farmland from agreement or easement; allow to make boundaries more regular.
Tags: Agriculture
Sponsor: Kevin Daley
Cosponsors: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Dan Lauwers, Roger Victory, Joe Bellino, Lana Theis
Referred to Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
SB 270: Prohibit selling farmland to foreigners
Introduced April 19, 2023
Official text and analysis
Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit.
Tags: Agriculture, No Expectation Of Passage
Sponsor: Dan Lauwers
Cosponsors: Kevin Daley, Roger Victory, Ed McBroom, Michele Hoitenga
Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee
SB 277: Allow farmers to rent land to build solar farms
Introduced April 19, 2023
Official text and analysis
Land use: farmland and open space; policy for farmers to rent land for commercial solar operations while enrolled in the PA 116 program; allow.
Tags: Agriculture, Energy/Utilities, Leftism
Sponsor: Kristen McDonald Rivet
Cosponsors: Sam Singh, Mallory McMorrow, Mary Cavanagh, Jeff Irwin, Sue Shink, Sylvia Santana, Stephanie Chang, Darrin Camilleri, Kevin Hertel, Erika Geiss, Jeremy Moss, Rosemary Bayer, Winnie Brinks, Sara Anthony, Dayna Polehanki
Referred to Senate Energy and Environment Committee
Votes on this bill
09/26/23 Senate roll call vote #455 Republican amendment: Failed 18 – 20 (See how they voted)
09/26/23 Senate roll call vote #456 Republican Amendment: Failed 18 – 20 (See how they voted)
09/26/23 Senate roll call vote #457 On passage: Passed 23 – 15 (See how they voted)
11/03/23 House roll call vote #490 On passage: Passed 56 – 51 (See how they voted)
11/08/23 Senate roll call vote #675 Concur with House: Passed 22 – 14 (See how they voted)
SB 341: Impose regulations on manufacturers of agricultural equipment with electronics
Introduced May 18, 2023
Official text and analysis
Vehicles: agricultural equipment; original equipment manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide certain parts, tools, and documentation to owners and independent repair providers; require.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Joe Bellino
Cosponsors: Sam Singh
Referred to Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee
SB 342: Impose regulations on manufacturers of agricultural equipment with electronics
Introduced May 18, 2023
Official text and analysis
Vehicles: agricultural equipment; definitions for the agricultural equipment repair act; create.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Sam Singh
Cosponsors: Joe Bellino
Referred to Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee
SB 392: Create residency requirement for certain membership on commission of agriculture board
Introduced June 15, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: associations and commissions; residency requirement for certain membership on the commission of agriculture board; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture
Sponsor: Ed McBroom
Cosponsors: Dan Lauwers, Roger Victory, Kevin Daley, John Damoose
Referred to Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
SB 441: Impose regulations on fisheries
Introduced June 28, 2023
Official text and analysis
Natural resources: fishing; allocation, management, and regulation of state and tribal fisheries; provide for.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Sue Shink
Cosponsors: Stephanie Chang, Rosemary Bayer
Referred to Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
Votes on this bill
10/05/23 Senate roll call vote #503 On passage: Passed 21 – 15 (See how they voted)
11/09/23 House roll call vote #576 On passage: Passed 87 – 20 (See how they voted)
11/09/23 Senate roll call vote #740 Concur with House: Passed 23 – 13 (See how they voted)
SB 480: Authorize dividing of tracts of unused farmland
Introduced September 12, 2023
Official text and analysis
Land use: land division; number of parcels resulting from division; modify.
Tags: Agriculture, Local Government
Sponsor: Kevin Hertel
Cosponsors: none
Referred to Senate Local Government Committee
Votes on this bill
11/08/23 Senate roll call vote #692 On passage: Passed 30 – 5 (See how they voted)
SB 508: Limit farm produce insurance board member's mileage reimbursement
Introduced September 19, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: products; certain fees for farm produce insurance authority board; revise.
Tags: Agriculture, Taxes
Sponsor: Kevin Hertel
Cosponsors: none
Votes on this bill
09/27/23 Senate roll call vote #468 On passage: Passed 20 – 18 (See how they voted)
10/18/23 House roll call vote #378 On passage: Passed 56 – 54 (See how they voted)
11/07/23: Signed into law, PA 196 of 2023
SB 509: Allow government to delay grain dealer licenses by 30 more days
Introduced September 19, 2023
Official text and analysis
Occupations: agriculture; time period for issuance of grain dealer's license; revise.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations
Sponsor: Mary Cavanagh
Cosponsors: none
Votes on this bill
09/27/23 Senate roll call vote #469 On passage: Passed 21 – 17 (See how they voted)
SB 510: Allow department to grant an additional extension for a temporary grain dealer permit
Introduced September 19, 2023
Official text and analysis
Occupations: agriculture; temporary permits for grain dealers; revise.
Tags: Agriculture, Regulations, Special Interest Deal
Sponsor: Mary Cavanagh
Cosponsors: none
Votes on this bill
09/27/23 Senate roll call vote #470 On passage: Passed 21 – 17 (See how they voted)
10/18/23 House roll call vote #379 On passage: Passed 56 – 54 (See how they voted)
11/07/23: Signed into law, PA 197 of 2023
SB 645: Impose hard 500-ft distance on those required to be notified of pesticide application
Introduced November 8, 2023
Official text and analysis
Agriculture: pesticides; pesticide notification requirements; modify.
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Regulations, Health
Sponsor: Sue Shink
Cosponsors: Jeff Irwin, Rosemary Bayer, Mallory McMorrow, John Cherry, Stephanie Chang, Erika Geiss
Referred to Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
