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HB5875 • 2026

Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

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Sponsor
Karl Bohnak (District 109), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Rachelle Smit (District 43), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Joseph Fox (District 101), John Roth (District 104), Thomas Kuhn (District 57), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Mike Harris (District 52), Tim Kelly (District 93), Luke Meerman (District 89), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Matt Maddock (District 51), Bill Schuette (District 95), William Bruck (District 30), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Steve Frisbie (District 44)
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act.

What This Bill Does

  • Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act.
  • Amends sec.
  • 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 SJ 48 Pg. 578

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2026-06-02 SJ 48 Pg. 578

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  3. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 642

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  4. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 642

    referred to second reading

  5. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 650

    read a second time

  6. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 650

    placed on third reading

  7. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 656

    placed on immediate passage

  8. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 656

    read a third time

  9. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 656

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #159 Yeas 57 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 7

  10. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 656

    transmitted

  11. 2026-04-23 HJ 31 Pg. 507

    bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2026

  12. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 502

    introduced by Representative Rep. Karl Bohnak

  13. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 502

    read a first time

  14. 2026-04-22 HJ 30 Pg. 502

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26

Current Bill Text

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HB-5875, As Passed House, May 20, 2026

ERE H01857'25 a **_HB5875_APH_1 3z6je0

HOUSE BILL NO. 5875

A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled
"Recodified tax increment financing act,"
by amending section 228a (MCL 125.4228a).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 228a. Beginning January 1, 2010, the authority shall be 1
is exempt from all taxation on its earnings or property. 2
Instruments of conveyance from an authority are exempt from 3
transfer taxes under 1966 PA 134, MCL 207.501 to 207.513, and the 4
state real estate transfer tax act, former 1993 PA 330. , MCL 5
April 22, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Bohnak, Johnsen, Smit, DeBoyer , Fox, Roth, Kuhn,
Thompson, Wortz, Harris, Kelly, Meerman, Aragona, Maddock, Schuette, Bruck, Bierlein,
Cavitt and Frisbie and referred to Committee on Government Operations.
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ERE H01857'25 a **_HB5875_APH_1 3z6je0
207.521 to 207.537. 1
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days 2
after the date it is enacted into law. 3
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect 4
unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are 5
enacted into law: 6
(a) House Bill No. 5874 (request no. H01857'25). 7
(b) House Bill No. 5880 (request no. H05876'25). 8