2025 Senate Bill 269 / Public Act 64

Aeronautics: airport authority; airport authority; exempt from certain funding restrictions.

An act to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled “An act relating to aeronautics in this state; providing for the development and regulation of aeronautics; creating a state aeronautics commission; prescribing powers and duties; providing for the licensing, registration, and supervision and control of all aircraft, airports and landing fields, schools of aviation, flying clubs, airmen, aviation instructors, airport managers, manufacturers, dealers, and commercial operation in intrastate commerce; providing for rules pertaining thereto; prescribing a privilege tax for the use of the aeronautical facilities on the lands and waters of this state; providing for the acquisition, development, and operation of airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities by this state, by political subdivisions, or by airport authorities; providing for the incorporation of airport authorities and providing for the powers, duties, and obligations of airport authorities; providing for the transfer of airport management to airport authorities, including the transfer of airport liabilities, employees, and operational jurisdiction; providing jurisdiction of crimes, torts, and contracts; providing police powers for those entrusted to enforce this act; providing for civil liability of owners, operators, and others; making hunting from aircraft unlawful; providing for a repair station operators lien; providing for appeals from rules or orders issued by the commission; providing for the transfer from the Michigan board of aeronautics to the aeronautics commission all properties and funds held by the board of aeronautics; providing for a state aeronautics fund and making an appropriation therefor; prescribing penalties; and making uniform the law with reference to state development and regulation of aeronautics,” by amending section 135 (MCL 259.135), as amended by 1982 PA 466.

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Amends Michigan's Aeronautics Code to regulate how political subdivisions manage federal funds for airport projects, requiring state commission approval and state treasury management, with exceptions for qualified airports.

Introduced in the Senate

April 29, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-4)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 10, 2025

Reported without amendment

June 12, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 17, 2025

Reported without amendment

June 26, 2025

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

June 26, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Dec. 16, 2025

Reported without amendment

Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2025

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 23, 2025