HB 4098 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property tax: tax tribunal; methods for tax tribunal to hold hearings; expand to include electronically. Amends secs. 26 & 34 of 1973 PA 186 (MCL 205.726 & 205.734). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4099'25

HB 4098 amends Michigan's Tax Tribunal Act to allow property tax dispute hearings to be held electronically via phone or video conference, with consent from all parties and tribunal approval. It directly affects property owners, businesses, and tax assessors involved in tax tribunal cases who previously could only attend in-person hearings. The key change expands existing provisions (Sections 26 and 34) to include virtual hearing options alongside in-person meetings, while maintaining requirements for public notice and open meetings compliance. This update modernizes the process for resolving property tax disputes without altering tax rates or assessment standards.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Dec 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed by the Senate → House Concurred Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized and cleaned up to remove redundant headers and page numbers, but the substantive legal content remained largely the same with minor grammatical corrections. The core requirements for how hearings are conducted, including the use of telephones or videoconferencing, and the rules for public notice, were preserved in the final version.

TECHNICAL

Removed redundant page headers and footer text that appeared in the original Senate version.

Corrected minor grammatical errors and awkward phrasing in the text, such as changing 'shall hearings' to 'shall hearings must be' and removing duplicate words like 'Except as otherwise provided in chapter 6 and subject to subsection (2), shall hearings'.

Consolidated the layout by removing the original Senate version's introductory lines about the bill's introduction date and sponsors.

Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

27–8

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 38

Dec 18, 2025

D Democratic19

15 Yea 3 Nay 1

78% Yea

R Republican19

12 Yea 5 Nay 2

63% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 31, 2025

Introduced

filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:58 AM

lower

Dec 31, 2025

Signed into law

approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:28 AM

lower

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced

returned from Senate without amendment with full title

lower

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED ROLL CALL # 354 YEAS 25 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

upper

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED ROLL CALL # 345 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1

upper

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #30 Yeas 100 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

amended

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Finance

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors