103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill

SB 581

Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5455'26

Passed a chamber Last action April 14, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0005'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 1

Prime sponsor

Kevin Hertel

Status

Passed a chamber as of April 14, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Economic Competitiveness, Senate Local Government (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 3

March 24, 2026State SenateROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 22 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0Passed22-9

yes (22) Anthony, Brinks, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Hertel, Huizenga, Irwin, Klinefelt, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Outman, Polehanki, Santana, Shink, Singh, Victory, Webber, Wojno

no (9) Albert, Bumstead, Hauck, Hoitenga, Johnson, Lindsey, McBroom, Nesbitt, Theis

other (6) Bayer, Bellino, Daley, Damoose, Lauwers, Runestad

Official roll call

March 19, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #104 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 10Passed98-2

yes (98) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, T., Cavitt, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (2) Carra, Wegela

Official roll call

March 11, 2026State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed22-13

yes (22) Anthony, Bayer, Brinks, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Hertel, Huizenga, Irwin, Klinefelt, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Polehanki, Santana, Shink, Singh, Victory, Webber, Wojno

no (13) Albert, Bellino, Bumstead, Damoose, Hauck, Hoitenga, Johnson, Lindsey, McBroom, Nesbitt, Outman, Runestad, Theis

other (2) Geiss, Lauwers

Official roll call

Timeline 32

Date	Chamber	Action
April 14, 2026	Senate	ASSIGNED PA 0005'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
April 14, 2026	Senate	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE March 26, 2026 11:37 AM
April 14, 2026	Senate	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR March 26, 2026 9:30 AM
March 26, 2026	Senate	PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR March 25, 2026 1:36 PM
March 24, 2026	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
March 24, 2026	Senate	FULL TITLE AGREED TO
March 24, 2026	Senate	GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
March 24, 2026	Senate	ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 22 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0
March 24, 2026	Senate	HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
March 24, 2026	Senate	RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
March 24, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
March 19, 2026	House	returned to Senate
March 19, 2026	House	inserted full title
March 19, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #104 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 10
March 19, 2026	House	read a third time
March 19, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
March 19, 2026	House	placed on third reading
March 19, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
March 19, 2026	House	read a second time
March 19, 2026	House	placed on second reading
March 19, 2026	House	motion to discharge committee approved
March 19, 2026	House	rule suspended
March 11, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness
March 11, 2026	House	read a first time
March 11, 2026	House	received on March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026	Senate	PASSED ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
February 24, 2026	Senate	PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
February 24, 2026	Senate	REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
February 12, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
February 12, 2026	Senate	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT February 11, 2026
September 22, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
September 22, 2025	Senate	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL

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