2026 House Bill 5851

Natural resources: wetlands; rare and imperiled wetlands; update.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 30301 (MCL 324.30301), as amended by 2018 PA 631.

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Updates Michigan's wetland protection laws by expanding definitions, adding new categories of rare and imperiled wetlands, clarifying restoration project criteria, and mandating the use of federal technical standards for wetland delineation.

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Julie Brixie (D-73) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Helena Scott (D-8), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Reggie Miller (D-31), Regina Weiss (D-5), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Kara Hope (D-74), Stephanie Young (D-16) and Carrie Rheingans (D-47)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism