SB 478 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Livingston County; provide for. Creates land transfer act.

SB 478 transfers administrative control of a specific 92.98-acre parcel of state-owned land in Green Oak Township, Livingston County, from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The property, described in detail in the bill, includes all improvements and equipment on the land. The transfer is permanent, requires approval by the state administrative board, and occurs without cost to the receiving department (though the Military Affairs Department must reimburse administrative costs). This bill directly affects how these two state agencies manage the property, shifting responsibility from corrections facilities to military/veterans services.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 1, 2025 Last action Oct 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Introduced Bill As Passed by the Senate · 3 edits · Oct 28, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a Senate introduction draft to a clean version ready for legislative processing, removing internal tracking marks and page headers while keeping the core policy unchanged. The substantive content remains the same: transferring jurisdiction over a 92.98-acre parcel in Livingston County from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal document tracking headers, page numbers, and committee referral notes that were present in the draft version but are not part of the actual law.

Changed 'THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT' to 'the people of the state of michigan enact' to match standard legislative formatting conventions.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the property description, such as changing degree symbols from '°' to '?' in some instances and standardizing spacing and line breaks.

Floor votes · Senate Oct 28, 2025

How they voted

343
Passed
Total votes 37
Oct 28, 2025
D Democratic19
19 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
15 Yea 3 Nay
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Oct 28, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced
received on 10/28/2025
lower
Oct 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 284 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Oct 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Oct 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 10/21/2025
upper
Jul 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jul 1, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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