2025 House Bill 4099 / Public Act 54

Civil rights: open meetings; electronic hearings of the tax tribunal; permit under the open meetings act.

An act to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled “An act to require certain meetings of certain public bodies to be open to the public; to require notice and the keeping of minutes of meetings; to provide for enforcement; to provide for invalidation of governmental decisions under certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 3a (MCL 15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.

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House Bills 4098 and 4099 amends the Tax Tribunal Act to allow hearings and proceedings to be conducted electronically, ensuring compliance with the Open Meetings Act, contingent on the passage of a related bill.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 20, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-44) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jerry Neyer (R-92), Angela Rigas (R-79), David Martin (R-68), Brian BeGole (R-71), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Mike Harris (R-52), Ken Borton (R-105), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Jason Woolford (R-50), Ron Robinson (R-58), Tom Kunse (R-100), Cameron Cavitt (R-106) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Finance

March 11, 2025

Reported without amendment

March 18, 2025

Passed in the House 98 to 10 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

In the Senate

Dec. 16, 2025

Motion to discharge from committee by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Dec. 18, 2025