2025 House Bill 5128

State finance: other; specie legal tender act; enact.

A bill to provide for specie legal tender in this state; to create certain rights related to specie legal tender; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities.

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House Bill No. 5128 establishes gold and silver coins as legal tender in Michigan, prohibits government interference with their use, and excludes central bank digital currencies from legal tender status.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 23, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Steve Carra (R-36) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. James DeSana (R-29), Joseph Fox (R-101), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and Tim Kelly (R-93)

Referred to the Committee on Finance