2026 House Bill 5846

Land use: zoning and growth management; zoning overlay districts for data centers; provide for.

A bill to provide for the establishment of data center overlay districts by local units of government; to provide for certain regulations in a data center overlay district; to provide for transparency and public process; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Enables Michigan local governments to create specialized zoning districts for data centers, requiring consideration of local impacts and public transparency.

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2026

Introduced by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31) and Peter Herzberg (D-25)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations