HB 42342025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4234
Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds secs. 36a & 36b.
In committee Last action May 22, 2025: PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 15
- Prime sponsor
- Luke Meerman
- Cosponsors (14)
- Angela Rigas, Cameron Cavitt, David Martin, Gregory Alexander, Jaime Greene, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Wortz, Joseph Fox, Matt Maddock, Nancy Jenkins-Arno, Rachelle Smit, Timothy Beson, Tom Kunse, William Bruck
Status
In committee as of May 22, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Government Operations, Senate Government Operations (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 1
May 6, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0Passed63-47
yes (63) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Whitsett, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak
no (47) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Liberati, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Snyder, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Xiong, Young
Timeline 17
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| May 6, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| May 6, 2025 | House | title amended |
| May 6, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 |
| May 6, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| May 6, 2025 | House | placed on immediate passage |
| May 6, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| May 6, 2025 | House | substitute (H-3) adopted |
| May 6, 2025 | House | substitute (H-1) not adopted |
| May 6, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| April 17, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| April 17, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) |
| March 18, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced March 13, 2025 |
| March 13, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Government Operations |
| March 13, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| March 13, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Luke Meerman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.