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HB5961 • 2026

Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec. 5a of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.5a.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5960'26

Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec. 5a of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.5a.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5960'26

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Sponsor
Pat Outman (District 91)
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec. 5a of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.5a.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5960'26

Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise.

What This Bill Does

  • Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise.
  • Amends secs.
  • 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec.
  • 2b & repeals sec.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026

  2. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman

  3. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Villages: home rule; procedures to approve annexation petition; revise. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 5 of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.2 et seq.); adds sec. 2b & repeals sec. 5a of 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.5a.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5960'26