SB 93 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Food: processors; maple syrup and honey producers; designate as limited food processors. Amends sec. 4105 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4105).

Senate Bill 93 amends the state's food law to update licensing exemptions for certain food producers. The bill specifically targets producers of prepackaged honey and maple syrup. Under its provisions, both the retail outlet and the processing facility operated by these producers are exempt from needing a license if their gross sales are $15,001 or less. To qualify for this exemption, the honey and maple syrup products must feature labels substantially similar to those required for cottage food products.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Dec 23, 2025

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Senate Introduced Bill → As Passed by the Senate · 6 edits · Apr 17, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Michigan's Food Law to update and clarify exemptions from food establishment licensure requirements. The changes primarily involve reorganizing the list of exempt entities, adding new exemptions for temporary food establishments and commercial fishing guide services, and correcting grammatical errors in the text. The substantive policy impact is minimal as most exemptions remain the same, though the structure and clarity of the law have been improved.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on food establishment licensure exemptions, with no expansion or contraction of the overall regulatory framework.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the structure of Section 4105 to improve clarity and readability of the exemption list.

Corrected grammatical errors such as 'shall must' to 'shall' and 'owning that owns' to 'owning'.

Updated labeling requirements for honey and maple syrup to specify labels must be 'substantially similar' to cottage food product labels.

Removed redundant text and formatting artifacts from the original bill introduction.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new exemption for temporary food establishments that use only single-service articles and serve non-potentially-hazardous food.

Added new exemption for commercial fishing guide services serving lunch to parties of 12 or fewer clients.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Dec 16, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 17, 2025

D Democratic19

19 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Dec 23, 2025

Introduced

FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 11:36 AM

upper

Dec 23, 2025

Signed into law

APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 10:06 AM

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #345 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Agriculture

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

received on 04/17/2025

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED ROLL CALL # 49 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/18/2025

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors