2026 House Bill 5872

Property tax: assessments; taxable value of transferred property; modify.

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 27a (MCL 211.27a), as amended by 2016 PA 375.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Updates Michigan's property tax law to clarify and expand the definition of property transfers that trigger taxable value resets, with a significant change effective December 31, 2026, that broadens the circumstances under which property tax values are uncapped following a conveyance.

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49) and 29 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Sarah Lightner (R-45), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Jaime Greene (R-65), Jason Woolford (R-50), Bill Schuette (R-95), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Matt Bierlein (R-97), John Roth (R-104), Tom Kunse (R-100), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Tim Kelly (R-93), Ken Borton (R-105), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Rachelle Smit (R-43), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Joseph Fox (R-101), Luke Meerman (R-89), Matt Maddock (R-51), William Bruck (R-30), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Mike Harris (R-52) and Timothy Beson (R-96)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

May 20, 2026

Reported with substitute H-2

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5)

1. Amend page 19, following line 16, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 5998.

(b) House Bill No. 6002.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 57 to 46 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 2, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations