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HB5570 • 2026

Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4i.

Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4i.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Jasper Martus (District 69), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Joey Andrews (District 38), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Timothy Beson (District 96), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Kristian Grant (District 82), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action
2026-07-03
Official status
bill ordered enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4i.

Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

  • Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions.
  • Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec.
  • 4i.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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H-2

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) 5

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S-3

19

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)

Plain English: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) 19

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 793

    AMENDMENT(S) WITHDRAWN

  2. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 794

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 174 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  3. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 794

    INSERTED FULL TITLE

  4. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 817

    SENATE REQUESTS RETURN

  5. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 817

    RETURNED AS REQUESTED

  6. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 830

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  7. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 840

    GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  8. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 0

    RETURNED TO HOUSE

  9. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with full title

  10. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    laid over one day under the rules

  11. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    House requests return

  12. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    retransmitted

  13. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect and full title

  14. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    laid over one day under the rules

  15. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    rule suspended

  16. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in

  17. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    roll call Roll Call #337 Yeas 102 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  18. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    full title agreed to

  19. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  20. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 777

    DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

  21. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 777

    PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS

  22. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 780

    RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

  23. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 782

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)

  24. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 782

    SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN

  25. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 782

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)

  26. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    RULES SUSPENDED

  27. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE

  28. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 645

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  29. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 645

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

  30. 2026-06-11 HJ 46 Pg. 776

    read a third time

  31. 2026-06-11 HJ 46 Pg. 776

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #206 Yeas 97 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  32. 2026-06-11 HJ 46 Pg. 776

    title amended

  33. 2026-06-11 HJ 46 Pg. 776

    transmitted

  34. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 760

    read a second time

  35. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 760

    substitute (H-2) adopted

  36. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 760

    placed on third reading

  37. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 610

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

  38. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 610

    referred to second reading

  39. 2026-02-26 HJ 16 Pg. 189

    bill electronically reproduced 02/24/2026

  40. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 163

    introduced by Representative Rep. Parker Fairbairn

  41. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 163

    read a first time

  42. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 163

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Housing: codes; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4i.

Current Bill Text

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HB-5570, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026

GSS H00659'25 (S-3)_HB5570_APS_1 m2c1sd

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5570
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled
"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"
(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4j.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4j. Subject to section 4k, a multiple-family dwelling 1
that has not more than 4 levels above grade plane may have a single 2
interior exit stairway if all of the following conditions are met: 3
(a) The dwelling has not more than 4 units on each level. 4
(b) The net floor area of each level of the dwelling is not 5
more than 4,000 square feet. 6
(c) The exit access travel distance is not more than 125 feet 7
measured from the most remote point within a level of the dwelling 8
along the natural and unobstructed path of egress travel. 9
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GSS H00659'25 (S-3)_HB5570_APS_1 m2c1sd
(d) Openings to the interior exit stairway enclosure are 1
limited to all of the following openings: 2
(i) Openings required for exit access into the enclosure from 3
normally occupied spaces. 4
(ii) Openings required for egress from the enclosure. 5
(iii) Openings to the exterior. 6
(e) An elevator does not open into the interior exit stairway 7
enclosure. 8
(f) The dwelling has a manual fire alarm system and an 9
automatic smoke detection system that activates an occupant 10
notification system. The manual fire alarm system, automatic smoke 11
detection system, and occupant notification system all must be 12
installed in accordance with the building code. 13
(g) Smoke detectors are located in common spaces outside of 14
the dwelling units, including, but not limited to, all of the 15
following areas: 16
(i) Gathering areas. 17
(ii) Laundry rooms. 18
(iii) Mechanical equipment rooms. 19
(iv) Storage rooms. 20
(v) Interior corridors. 21
(vi) Interior exit stairways. 22
(vii) Exit passageways. 23
(h) Regardless of the stairway construction type in the 24
dwelling, automatic sprinkler locations in the interior exit 25
stairway comply with the requirements for combustible stairways 26
under the "Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems", as 27
adopted by the director as part of the code, developed by the 28
National Fire Protection Association. If a standard described in 29
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GSS H00659'25 (S-3)_HB5570_APS_1 m2c1sd
this subdivision is revised after the effective date of the 1
amendatory act that added this section, the department shall take 2
notice of the revision and the department shall promulgate rules to 3
incorporate the revision by reference. 4
(i) An electrical receptacle is not located in an interior 5
exit stairway. 6
(j) The interior exit stairway is not less than 48 inches 7
wide. 8
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 9
unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S04884'25) or House Bill 10
No. 5571 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law. 11