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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 685: Land use: farmland and open space; eligibility for tax credit; grandfather farmland subject to multiple legal arrangements before certain date. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 36109b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0699'25

Enacted 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

SB 685 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Land use: farmland and open space; eligibility for tax credit; grandfather farmland subject to multiple legal arrangements before certain date. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 36109b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0699'25. Primary sponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 23, 2025): ASSIGNED PA 0068'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue ShinkPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
John CherryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Kevin DaleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Dan LauwersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Sam SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. ASSIGNED PA 0068'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  2. FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 12:28 PM
  3. APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 10:58 AM
  4. PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2025 2:50 PM
  5. ORDERED ENROLLED
  6. FULL TITLE AGREED TO
  7. GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  8. returned to Senate
  9. inserted full title
  10. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #328 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
  11. read a third time
  12. placed on immediate passage

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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