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SB609 • 2026

Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

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Sponsor
John Cherry (District 27)
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify.
  • Amends sec.
  • 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 5/20/2026

Plain English: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 5/20/2026 3

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 SJ 50 Pg. 599

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 111 YEAS 32 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0

  2. 2026-06-04 HJ 43 Pg. 0

    received on 06/04/2026

  3. 2026-06-04 HJ 43 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-06-04 HJ 43 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

  5. 2026-06-03 SJ 49 Pg. 585

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  6. 2026-06-03 SJ 49 Pg. 585

    SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN

  7. 2026-06-03 SJ 49 Pg. 585

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  8. 2026-05-21 SJ 46 Pg. 564

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 5/20/2026

  9. 2026-05-21 SJ 46 Pg. 564

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)

  10. 2025-10-16 SJ 94 Pg. 1613

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY

  11. 2025-10-16 SJ 94 Pg. 1613

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Official Summary Text

Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

Current Bill Text

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SB-609, As Passed Senate, June 4, 2026

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SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 609
A bill to amend 2020 PA 220, entitled
"Industrial hemp growers act,"
by amending section 107 (MCL 333.29107).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 107. (1) The industrial hemp fund is created within the 1
state treasury. 2
(2) The Subject to subsection (6), the state treasurer may 3
receive the fees collected under section 511 for deposit into the 4
fund. The state treasurer may also receive money or other assets 5
from any other source for deposit into the fund. The state 6
treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund 7
investments. 8
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year remains 9
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in the fund and does not lapse to the general fund. 1
(4) The department is the administrator of the fund for 2
auditing purposes. 3
(5) The department shall expend money from the fund to 4
establish, operate, and enforce the program. 5
(6) On October 1, 2027, the industrial hemp fund is abolished 6
and any unencumbered balance in the industrial hemp fund at that 7
time must be transferred to the agriculture licensing and 8
inspection fees fund created in section 9 of the insect pest and 9
plant disease act, 1931 PA 189, MCL 286.209. 10
(7) Any information submitted by a former applicant or 11
participant in the program to the department is exempt from 12
disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 13
15.231 to 15.246. This subsection does not apply to the disclosure 14
of personal information to a law enforcement agency. 15
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect February 16
1, 2027. 17