SB 26 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Traffic control: driver license; reference to fire protection fund in the natural resources and environmental protection act; remove. Amends sec. 52706 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.52706).

SB 26 amends Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to clarify rules for public agencies managing municipal forestland sold under specific state land programs. It requires public agencies to use such land only for forestry or recreation, and if sold later, mandates a public hearing and specifies that 50% of sale proceeds must go to the state treasury (first $18 million to the general fund, excess to the fire protection fund). This directly affects public agencies like municipalities or school districts that own forestland previously acquired for recreational or forestry purposes. The bill updates procedural requirements for land sales and fund distribution without changing the core purpose of the land use.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Introduced Bill As Passed by the Senate · 4 edits · Jun 3, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a draft introduction to a version passed by the Senate, with significant text reorganization and minor grammatical corrections. The core policy regarding the sale of state land to public agencies for forestry or recreation remains unchanged, but the structure of the legal definitions and procedural requirements has been altered for clarity.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains the same, covering the sale of state-owned land to public agencies for specific purposes, but the internal organization of the statute has been modified.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated from a draft introduction format to a formal 'As Passed by the Senate' format, removing draft headers and page markers.

Multiple instances of the phrase 'shall must' were corrected to 'shall' or 'must' to fix grammatical errors present in the original draft.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to align the text with standard legislative formatting, such as removing extra blank lines and adjusting indentation.

REQUIREMENT

The order of subsections was rearranged; for example, the definition of 'municipal forestland' and 'prime land' was moved to a new subsection (10) at the end of the bill, whereas they were previously embedded within the main text.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 3, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Introduced
received on 06/03/2026
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 108 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/12/2026
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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Photo of Veronica Klinefelt
Veronica Klinefelt
DDemocratic
MI
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