HB 4039 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Administrative procedure: rules; requirement to eliminate regulations; provide for. Amends sec. 39 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.239).

HB 4039 requires Michigan state agencies to eliminate at least two existing regulations for every new rule they propose. This directly affects all state agencies that create or change regulations, mandating they submit a list of rescinded rules alongside new rule requests. The bill establishes a process where the Michigan Office of Regulatory Reinvention must approve these requests before agencies can proceed, ensuring new rules don’t expand regulation without removing older ones. It aims to reduce regulatory burden by making rulemaking more streamlined and transparent.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Oct 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 3 edits · Oct 23, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted and slightly edited for clarity, with minor grammatical corrections and reorganization of text. The core policy requirements remain unchanged, including the rule-making process and the requirement that agencies rescind at least two existing rules for each new rule proposed.
TECHNICAL

Removed introductory text and formatting artifacts from the House Introduced version, including sponsor names and committee referral information.

Corrected minor grammatical errors and awkward phrasing throughout the text, such as changing 'shall must include' to 'shall include' and fixing sentence structure in subsection (3).

Reorganized the layout and line breaks to improve readability while maintaining the same substantive legal requirements.

Floor votes · House Oct 23, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Oct 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
upper
Oct 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #268 Yeas 59 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
lower
Sep 18, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Sep 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors