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HB4005 • 2026

Local government: other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal. Repeals 2012 PA 436 (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575).

Local government: other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal. Repeals 2012 PA 436 (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575).

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Sponsor
Brenda Carter (District 53), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Betsy Coffia (District 103), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Will Snyder (District 87), Julie Rogers (District 41), Joey Andrews (District 38)
Last action
2025-01-15
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 01/14/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how local governments will manage financial stability without the previous act or provide new laws to replace those being repealed.

Repealing the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act

This law removes a previous act that allowed state intervention in local government finances.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act from the laws of Michigan.
  • Repeals specific sections of law (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575) related to local government financial stability.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments in Michigan that were previously subject to state intervention due to financial troubles.
  • State agencies responsible for overseeing financially troubled local governments.

Terms To Know

Repeal
To remove or cancel a law or part of a law.
Local government
The level of government that deals with city, township, village, and county issues.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how local governments will manage financial stability without the previous act.
  • This bill does not provide new laws to replace those being repealed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-15 HJ 4 Pg. 38

    bill electronically reproduced 01/14/2025

  2. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    introduced by Representative Rep. Brenda Carter

  3. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    read a first time

  4. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    referred to Committee on Finance

Official Summary Text

Local government: other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal. Repeals 2012 PA 436 (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575).