2025 Senate Bill 273 / Public Act 26

Agriculture: other; water quality protection fee; extend sunset.

An act to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 8715 (MCL 324.8715), as amended by 2021 PA 123.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to update water quality protection fees, impose late fees, and extend the section's repeal date to December 31, 2030.

Introduced in the Senate

April 30, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Kevin Daley (R-26) and 13 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. John Cherry (D-27), Sue Shink (D-14), Dan Lauwers (R-25), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Sam Singh (D-28), Roger Victory (R-31), Jim Runestad (R-23), Aric Nesbitt (R-20), Michael Webber (R-9), Ruth Johnson (R-24), Rick Outman (R-33) and Jon Bumstead (R-32)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture

Sept. 25, 2025

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 26, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Received in the Senate

Oct. 3, 2025

Substitute H-2 concurred in 35 to 1 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 7, 2025