2026 Senate Bill 1081

Drains: financing; interest charged for drain projects; limit.

A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled “The drain code of 1956,” by amending section 278 (MCL 280.278), as amended by 2016 PA 27.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Amends the Michigan Drain Code to limit the interest rate on drain tax installments to the rate payable on related bonds or notes, clarifies fund management procedures, and aligns bond interest rates with the Revised Municipal Finance Act.

Introduced in the Senate

June 25, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-21) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Ruth Johnson (R-24)

Referred to the Committee on Local Government