2025 Senate Bill 631

Economic development: Michigan strategic fund; Michigan strategic fund; eliminate, and create the economic development fair competition and free enterprise act.

A bill relating to the economic development of this state; to create the bureau of fair competition and free enterprise in the department of labor and economic opportunity and provide for the appointment of a director; to provide for the withdrawal of the Michigan strategic fund from the contractual interlocal agreement that created the Michigan economic development corporation and the termination of that agreement; to abolish the Michigan strategic fund; to transfer the powers, duties, functions, and properties of the Michigan strategic fund and the Michigan economic development corporation to the bureau of fair competition and free enterprise; to provide for the disposition of money in certain restricted funds; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

AI Analysis – Experimental

SB 631-683 is a bill package intended to eliminate the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and reshape Michigan's approach to job creation.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 30, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Joseph Bellino (R-16), Jim Runestad (R-23), Jonathan Lindsey (R-17) and Roger Victory (R-31)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations