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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5940: Public utilities: electric utilities; electronic transmission infrastructure; allow to use existing rights-of-way. Amends sec. 13 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.183) & adds sec. 13a.

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 5940 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on May 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public utilities: electric utilities; electronic transmission infrastructure; allow to use existing rights-of-way. Amends sec. 13 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.183) & adds sec. 13a. Primary sponsor: Dave Prestin (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 9, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave PrestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Greg AlexanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Joey AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Timmy BesonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Karl BohnakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Ken BortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Cam CavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Alicia St. GermaineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Tom KuhnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Greg MarkkanenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Luke MeermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Mark TisdelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Curt VanderWallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Jennifer WortzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Doug WozniakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #353 Yeas 98 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 12
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on third reading
  7. substitute (H-2) adopted
  8. read a second time
  9. referred to second reading
  10. reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)
  11. bill electronically reproduced 05/12/2026
  12. referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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