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Act No. 61
Public Acts of 2025
Approved by the Governor
December 23, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State
December 23, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die
(91st day after final adjournment of the 2025 Regular Session)
STATE OF MICHIGAN
103RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
Introduced by Senators Hauck, Moss, McMorrow and Bayer
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 97
AN ACT to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled “An act to provide for the prevention of fires and the protection of
persons and property from exposure to the dangers of fire or explosion; to authorize the investigation of fires and
the discovery of crime or other offenses in relation thereto; to require the razing, repair, or alteration of buildings,
and the clearing and improvement of premises which constitute a fire hazard or a menace to the peace, security,
or safety of persons or property; to control the construction, use, and occupancy of buildings and premises in
relation to safety, including fire safety; to provide for the certification of fire inspectors and the delegation of
certain powers to those certified fire inspectors; to provide for the regulation of the storage and transportation of
hazardous material; to provide for the issuance of certificates; to prohibit the use of certain fire extinguishers and
fire extinguishing agents; to provide immunity from liability for certain persons; to provide for the administration
and enforcement of this act; to prescribe penalties ; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the
assessment of fees; and to repeal acts and parts of acts, ” by amending section 22 (MCL 29.22), as amended by
2020 PA 154.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 22. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person that violates this act, or that maintains a fire
hazard in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the
owner of a firm or vehicle operated in this state that is operated in violation of this act or a rule promulgated
under this act must pay a civil fine of $200.00, if the violation creates a fire hazard or a likelihood that hazardous
material will be released. Each civil fine collected must be deposited in the general fund of this state.
(2) A member of the board who intentionally violates section 3b(6) is subject to the penalties prescribed under
the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(3) If the board arbitrarily and capriciously violates section 3b(9) the board is subject to the penalties
prescribed in the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(4) A labeled fire door assembly with a temporary door locking device or system that is installed in accordance
with section 4i of the Stille -DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504i , or
section 1d of 1937 PA 306, MCL 388.851d, does not violate this act.
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Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the
103rd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 96.
(b) Senate Bill No. 98.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor