HB 5331 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State management: funds; use of state funds for purchase of certain drones; prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 261g.

HB 5331 prohibits state agencies, local governments, universities, community colleges, and other entities receiving state funds from purchasing certain drones. It extends the same drone purchase restrictions that apply to the federal government to these Michigan entities. The bill amends Michigan's Management and Budget Act to require these organizations to follow federal guidelines when acquiring drones with state money. This directly affects any state-funded organization that might otherwise buy drones for operations.

Issues: ✗ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Governor

Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

As Passed by the House → Substitute (H-3) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to remove extra blank lines and adjust indentation, while the official tracking numbers at the bottom of the page were updated to reflect the new version. No substantive policy changes, such as new rules, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this version.

TECHNICAL

Removed excessive blank lines at the beginning of the document and adjusted the indentation of the title section.

Updated the footer tracking numbers and version identifiers to match the substitute version.

Floor votes · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

upper

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #143 Yeas 57 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 8

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

substitute (H-3) adopted

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3)

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Conlin

lower

1 primary · 27 co-sponsors