HB 5874 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxation: state real estate transfer; state real estate transfer tax; repeal. Repeals 1993 PA 330 (MCL 207.521 - 207.537).

This bill repeals Michigan's state real estate transfer tax, which previously applied to the sale of property. It includes a provision to ensure that any resulting loss in state revenue is compensated by transferring funds from the state general fund to the school aid fund. The law will only take effect if a separate companion bill, HB 5880, is also passed.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Apr 22, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026

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House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 3 edits · May 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to remove the original introduction details and page headers, replacing them with a clean, standard layout. The substantive policy content, including the repeal of the real estate transfer tax, the effective date, and the funding mechanism to compensate for lost revenue, remains exactly the same.

TECHNICAL

Removed the list of sponsoring representatives and the original committee referral date.

Deleted internal document tracking codes, page numbers, and footer text.

Inserted blank lines and a standard header format to improve document readability.

Floor votes · House May 20, 2026

How they voted

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

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Committee

Jun 2, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Jun 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #160 Yeas 57 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 7

lower

May 20, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

referred to Committee on Government Operations

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Rylee Linting

lower

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors