2026 House Bill 5556

Natural resources: wetlands; purchase of wetland credits by industrial construction permit applicants; allow.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 30311b and 30311d (MCL 324.30311b and 324.30311d), section 30311b as added by 2009 PA 120 and section 30311d as amended by 2013 PA 98, and by adding section 30311e.

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AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bill No. 5556 updates Michigan’s wetland permitting and mitigation laws to provide more flexible, accountable, and clearly defined processes for compensatory wetland mitigation, while maintaining strong environmental protections and supporting the development of mitigation banks.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 19, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-44) and 14 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Schuette (R-95), David Martin (R-68), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Tom Kunse (R-100), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Ron Robinson (R-58), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Pat Outman (R-91), Jennifer Wortz (R-35) and Doug Wozniak (R-59)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism