2025 House Bill 5227

Occupations: real estate; real estate broker prohibited conduct; modify.

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled “Occupational code,” by amending section 2512 (MCL 339.2512), as amended by 2024 PA 122.

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House Bills 5227–5229 would modernize Michigan’s real estate laws by requiring written buyer-agency agreements with compensation disclosure, strengthening and clarifying agency duties and relationships, expanding consumer protections, and allowing limited-service arrangements, all contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 6, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Parker Fairbairn (R-107) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Tullio Liberati (D-2) and Joseph Pavlov (R-64)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

March 5, 2026

Reported without amendment

Referred to the Committee on Rules

March 19, 2026

Reported without amendment

April 14, 2026

Amendment offered by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61)

1. Amend page 5, line 23, by striking out all of enacting section 1 and inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4110.

(b) House Bill No. 5228.

(c) House Bill No. 5229.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

April 15, 2026

Passed in the House 105 to 1 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 16, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs