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

HB 5879

Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26

In committee Last action June 2, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 17

Prime sponsor

Jamie Thompson

Cosponsors (16)

Bill Schuette, Cameron Cavitt, Gina Johnsen, Jay DeBoyer, Jennifer Wortz, John Roth, Joseph Aragona, Joseph Fox, Luke Meerman, Matt Bierlein, Mike Harris, Rachelle Smit, Thomas Kuhn, Tim Kelly, Timothy Beson, William Bruck

Status

In committee as of June 2, 2026. 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 20, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #155 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed57-44

yes (57) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Frisbie, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Whitsett, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (44) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Carter, B., Carter, T., Conlin, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Greene, J., Hoskins, Koleszar, Liberati, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Snyder, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Witwer, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 14

Date	Chamber	Action
June 2, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
June 2, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
May 20, 2026	House	transmitted
May 20, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #155 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
May 20, 2026	House	read a third time
May 20, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
May 20, 2026	House	placed on third reading
May 20, 2026	House	read a second time
May 20, 2026	House	referred to second reading
May 20, 2026	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
April 23, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Government Operations
April 22, 2026	House	read a first time
April 22, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Jamie Thompson

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