103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5707

Environmental protection: permits; exemption to permitting requirements for construction of certain residential ponds; provide for. Amends secs. 30103 & 30305 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30103 & 324.30305).

In committee Last action July 1, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 22

Prime sponsor

Matt Bierlein

Cosponsors (21)

Bradley Slagh, Brian BeGole, Cameron Cavitt, Douglas Wozniak, Gregory Alexander, Jaime Greene, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Wortz, Jerry Neyer, Joseph Pavlov, Ken Borton, Luke Meerman, Matt Maddock, Mike Harris, Mike Mueller, Phil Green, Steve Frisbie, Tim Kelly, Timothy Beson, Tom Kunse, William Bruck

Status

In committee as of July 1, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Natural Resources and Tourism, Senate Energy and Environment (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

June 24, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #249 Yeas 63 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 3Passed63-44

yes (63) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (44) Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Greene, J., Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Steckloff, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 16

Date	Chamber	Action
July 1, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
July 1, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
June 24, 2026	House	transmitted
June 24, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #249 Yeas 63 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
June 24, 2026	House	read a third time
June 23, 2026	House	placed on third reading
June 23, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted and amended
June 23, 2026	House	read a second time
June 11, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 11, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
May 20, 2026	House	recommendation concurred in
May 20, 2026	House	reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules with substitute (H-1)
March 11, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
March 10, 2026	House	read a first time
March 10, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Matthew Bierlein

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.