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MI HB 4234

passed one chamber

Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds secs. 36a & 36b.

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Did MI HB 4234 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 4234 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

What is MI HB 4234 about?

MI HB 4234 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds secs. 36a & 36b.”.

Who sponsors MI HB 4234?

Luke Meerman is the primary sponsor of MI HB 4234, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-05-22 — PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Luke Meermanprimary
  • Rachelle Smitcosponsor
  • Joseph Foxcosponsor
  • Nancy Jenkins-Arnocosponsor
  • Jennifer Wortzcosponsor
  • Timothy Besoncosponsor
  • Gregory Alexandercosponsor
  • William Bruckcosponsor
  • Jaime Greenecosponsor
  • Cameron Cavittcosponsor
  • Matt Maddockcosponsor
  • Jay DeBoyercosponsor
  • David Martincosponsor
  • Angela Rigascosponsor
  • Tom Kunsecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-22

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-05-13

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-06

    transmitted

  4. 2025-05-06

    title amended

  5. 2025-05-06

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0

    passage

  6. 2025-05-06

    read a third time

    reading-3

  7. 2025-05-06

    placed on immediate passage

  8. 2025-05-06

    placed on third reading

  9. 2025-05-06

    substitute (H-3) adopted

  10. 2025-05-06

    substitute (H-1) not adopted

  11. 2025-05-06

    read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-04-17

    referred to second reading

  13. 2025-04-17

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-03-18

    bill electronically reproduced 03/13/2025

  15. 2025-03-13

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-13

    read a first time

    reading-1

  17. 2025-03-13

    introduced by Representative Rep. Luke Meerman

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0

    2025-05-06 · pass · 63-47

    Member-level votes (110)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Frisbie: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Schuette: yes
    • Aragona: yes
    • Green, P.: yes
    • Meerman: yes
    • Slagh: yes
    • BeGole: yes
    • Greene, J.: yes
    • Mentzer: yes
    • Smit: yes
    • Beson: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • St. Germaine: yes
    • Bierlein: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Mueller: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Bohnak: yes
    • Herzberg: yes
    • Neyer: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bollin: yes
    • Hoadley: yes
    • Outman: yes
    • Tisdel: yes
    • Borton: yes
    • Jenkins-Arno: yes
    • Paquette: yes
    • VanderWall: yes
    • Bruck: yes
    • Johnsen: yes
    • Pavlov: yes
    • VanWoerkom: yes
    • Carra: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Posthumus: yes
    • Wendzel: yes
    • Cavitt: yes
    • Kuhn: yes
    • Prestin: yes
    • Whitsett: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Kunse: yes
    • Rigas: yes
    • Witwer: yes
    • DeBoyer: yes
    • Lightner: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Woolford: yes
    • DeSana: yes
    • Linting: yes
    • Roth: yes
    • Wortz: yes
    • Fairbairn: yes
    • Maddock: yes
    • Schmaltz: yes
    • Wozniak: yes
    • Fox: yes
    • Markkanen: yes
    • Schriver: yes
    • Andrews: no
    • Fitzgerald: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Skaggs: no
    • Arbit: no
    • Foreman: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Snyder: no
    • Breen: no
    • Glanville: no
    • Myers-Phillips: no
    • Steckloff: no
    • Brixie: no
    • Grant: no
    • Neeley: no
    • Tate: no
    • Byrnes: no
    • Hope: no
    • O’Neal: no
    • Tsernoglou: no
    • Carter, B.: no
    • Hoskins: no
    • Paiz: no
    • Wegela: no
    • Carter, T.: no
    • Koleszar: no
    • Pohutsky: no
    • Weiss: no
    • Coffia: no
    • Liberati: no
    • Price: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Conlin: no
    • Longjohn: no
    • Puri: no
    • Wooden: no
    • Dievendorf: no
    • MacDonell: no
    • Rheingans: no
    • Xiong: no
    • Edwards: no
    • Martus: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Young: no
    • Farhat: no
    • McFall: no
    • Scott: no

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4234

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