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HB4039 • 2026

Administrative procedure: rules; requirement to eliminate regulations; provide for. Amends sec. 39 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.239).

Administrative procedure: rules; requirement to eliminate regulations; provide for. Amends sec. 39 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.239).

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Sponsor
Pat Outman (District 91), David Martin (District 68), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Angela Rigas (District 79), Karl Bohnak (District 109), David Prestin (District 108), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Tim Kelly (District 93), Jason Woolford (District 50), Ken Borton (District 105), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Steve Carra (District 36), Joseph Fox (District 101), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Jaime Greene (District 65)
Last action
2025-10-28
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how state agencies should remove outdated regulations, nor does it mention allowing agencies to make changes to their rules based on reviews.

Rules for Getting Rid of Old Regulations

This law changes how state agencies handle old regulations by requiring them to review and remove outdated or unnecessary rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires state agencies to look at their existing rules every year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies in Michigan

Terms To Know

Regulations
Rules made by state agencies that tell people how to do things or what they can and cannot do.
State Agencies
Groups within the government that handle specific tasks like health, education, or transportation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly how state agencies should decide which rules to remove.
  • It is unclear what happens if an agency decides a rule needs to stay but others think it should go away.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-28 SJ 98 Pg. 1660

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-10-28 SJ 98 Pg. 1660

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS

  3. 2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1693

    read a third time

  4. 2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1693

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #268 Yeas 59 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  5. 2025-10-23 HJ 102 Pg. 1693

    transmitted

  6. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1019

    read a second time

  7. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1019

    placed on third reading

  8. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1003

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  9. 2025-09-18 HJ 85 Pg. 1003

    referred to second reading

  10. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 81

    bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2025

  11. 2025-01-29 HJ 9 Pg. 78

    introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman

  12. 2025-01-29 HJ 9 Pg. 78

    read a first time

  13. 2025-01-29 HJ 9 Pg. 78

    referred to Committee on Rules

Official Summary Text

Administrative procedure: rules; requirement to eliminate regulations; provide for. Amends sec. 39 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.239).