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

HB 5940

Public utilities: electric utilities; electronic transmission infrastructure; allow to use existing rights-of-way. Amends sec. 13 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.183) & adds sec. 13a.

In committee Last action September 9, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 15

Prime sponsor

David Prestin

Cosponsors (14)

Alicia St. Germaine, Cameron Cavitt, Curtis VanderWall, Douglas Wozniak, Gregory Alexander, Gregory Markkanen, Jennifer Wortz, Joey Andrews, Karl Bohnak, Ken Borton, Luke Meerman, Mark Tisdel, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Beson

Status

In committee as of September 9, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Transportation and Infrastructure, Senate Energy and Environment (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

August 26, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #353 Yeas 98 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 12Passed98-0

yes (98) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Bruck, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Dievendorf, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 14

Date	Chamber	Action
September 9, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
September 9, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
August 26, 2026	House	transmitted
August 26, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #353 Yeas 98 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 12
August 26, 2026	House	read a third time
July 1, 2026	House	placed on third reading
July 1, 2026	House	substitute (H-2) adopted
July 1, 2026	House	read a second time
June 23, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 23, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)
May 13, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
May 12, 2026	House	read a first time
May 12, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Dave Prestin

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