2025 Senate Bill 441

Environmental protection: sewage; municipal stormwater utilities; provide for, and authorize fee.

A bill to regulate the creation of stormwater management utilities by local units of government; to provide for the creation of stormwater management plans; to provide for the adoption of stormwater management utility fee ordinances; to provide for the establishment and collection of stormwater management utility fees; to provide for the reduction or elimination of stormwater management utility fees; to provide for appeals; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain local governmental officers and entities.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Senate Bill No. 441 enables Michigan local governments to create stormwater management utilities, establish and collect related fees, and implement transparent plans and appeals processes to improve stormwater management and environmental outcomes.

Introduced in the Senate

June 25, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-13) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Veronica Klinefelt (D-11) and Stephanie Chang (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Local Government