SB 6852025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 685
Land use: farmland and open space; eligibility for tax credit; grandfather farmland subject to multiple legal arrangements before certain date. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 36109b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0699'25
In committee Last action December 23, 2025: ASSIGNED PA 0068'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsor
- Sue Shink
- Cosponsors (4)
- Dan Lauwers, John Cherry, Kevin Daley, Sam Singh
Status
In committee as of December 23, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Agriculture, Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 2
December 16, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #328 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 5Passed102-3
yes (102) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
December 2, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 306 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0Passed37-0
yes (37) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Geiss, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Santana, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
Timeline 29
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | ASSIGNED PA 0068'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE December 23, 2025 12:28 PM |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | APPROVED BY GOVERNOR December 23, 2025 10:58 AM |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR December 19, 2025 2:50 PM |
| December 18, 2025 | Senate | ORDERED ENROLLED |
| December 18, 2025 | Senate | FULL TITLE AGREED TO |
| December 18, 2025 | Senate | GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| December 16, 2025 | House | returned to Senate |
| December 16, 2025 | House | inserted full title |
| December 16, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #328 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 |
| December 16, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| December 16, 2025 | House | placed on immediate passage |
| December 16, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| December 16, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| December 11, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| December 11, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation without amendment |
| December 2, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Agriculture |
| December 2, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| December 2, 2025 | House | received on December 2, 2025 |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | PASSED ROLL CALL # 306 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) |
| November 12, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
| November 12, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT November 6, 2025 |
| October 30, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE |
| October 30, 2025 | Senate | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.