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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5879: Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5879 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on April 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26. Primary sponsor: Jamie Thompson (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie ThompsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Joe AragonaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Timmy BesonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Matt BierleinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Will BruckCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Cam CavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Jay DeBoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Joseph FoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Mike HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Gina JohnsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Tim KellyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Tom KuhnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Luke MeermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
J.R. RothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Bill SchuetteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Rachelle SmitCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Jennifer WortzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #155 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. read a second time
  9. referred to second reading
  10. reported with recommendation without amendment
  11. bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2026
  12. referred to Committee on Government Operations

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source