2026 House Bill 5710

Energy: electricity; integrated resource planning process; require consideration of all energy sources.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers and certain providers of electric vehicle charging services; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 6a, 6l, 6m, and 6t (MCL 460.6a, 460.6l, 460.6m, and 460.6t), sections 6a, 6m, and 6t as amended by 2023 PA 231 and section 6l as amended by 2016 PA 341; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5710 and 5711 restructures Michigan's utility regulation by prioritizing reliability, affordability, and cost minimization in utility planning and rate cases, while reducing requirements related to environmental justice, renewable energy, and consumer advocacy funding.

Introduced in the House

March 11, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Pauline Wendzel (R-39) and 39 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Ron Robinson (R-58), Brian BeGole (R-71), Angela Rigas (R-79), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Ken Borton (R-105), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Brad Paquette (R-37), John Roth (R-104), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Jaime Greene (R-65), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Doug Wozniak (R-59), David Martin (R-68), Tim Kelly (R-93), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Bradley Slagh (R-85), David Prestin (R-108), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Bill Schuette (R-95), Parker Fairbairn (R-107), Tom Kunse (R-100), Timothy Beson (R-96), Mike Harris (R-52), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Greg VanWoerkom (R-88), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Phil Green (R-67), Rachelle Smit (R-43), Mike Mueller (R-72), Rylee Linting (R-27) and Pat Outman (R-91)

Referred to the Committee on Energy

April 28, 2026

Reported with substitute H-1

May 12, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7)

1. Amend page 11, following line 24, by inserting:

“(14) The commission shall not authorize a return on equity for an electric utility or natural gas utility that exceeds 7%.” and renumbering the remaining subsections.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joey Andrews (D-38)

1. Amend page 11, following line 24, by inserting:

“(14) An electric utility shall not recover through rates any cost associated with keeping the J.H. Campbell generating plant open.” and renumbering the remaining subsections.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Julie Brixie (D-73)

1. Amend page 11, following line 24, by inserting:

“(14) Each utility shall separately track and maintain an account of all internal and external

expenditures incurred in the preparation and litigation of each of the utility’s general rate cases. Each utility shall file a detailed accounting of its actual and projected expenditures for each general rate case with its application for that general rate case under this section. The commission shall adopt

procedures for recordkeeping and filing to implement the requirements of this subsection.” and

renumbering the remaining subsections.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Julie Brixie (D-73)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 47 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 14, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations