HB 5504 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State agencies (existing): technology, management, and budget; state digital service office; create. Creates new act.

HB 5504 proposes creating a State Digital Service Office within Michigan's Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. The office would review software projects costing $1 million or more, advise state agencies on modern development practices (like user-centered design and agile methods), and require annual reports on progress and cost savings. It directly affects state departments and agencies developing digital services, mandating collaboration with the new office for projects over $500,000 and requiring transparency through public reporting on outcomes like time saved and error reduction. The bill aims to improve digital service efficiency and user experience across state government.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Substitute (H-1) As Passed by the House · 3 edits · May 20, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a substitute version to the version passed by the House, correcting typos and standardizing the layout. Substantively, the most significant change is in Section 5, which expanded the office's oversight authority to cover IT activities costing more than $500,000, down from the previous $1,000,000 threshold. Additionally, the bill was updated to reflect new eligibility requirements for the Chief Digital Service Officer, mandating membership on a specific 2025 information technology investment fund board.
Scope change
The bill's scope of oversight was expanded to include IT projects with budgets exceeding $500,000, whereas it previously only applied to projects over $1,000,000.
REQUIREMENT

Lowered the cost threshold for mandatory review and oversight of state IT projects from $1,000,000 to $500,000.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new eligibility requirement for the Chief Digital Service Officer, requiring them to be a full voting member of the board governing the 2025 PA 22 information technology investment fund.

TECHNICAL

Corrected typos (e.g., 'peoplE' to 'People') and standardized formatting throughout the text.

Floor votes · House May 20, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #153 Yeas 57 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Tim Kelly
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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