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SB0688Introduced in the Senate

Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25

Passed

Introduced by John Cherry, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25

Where it stands

Assigned Pa 0071'25 With Immediate Effect

December 23, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #331 · December 16, 2025

103

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

106 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Tyrone Carter1Yes
Tullio Liberati2Yes
Alabas Farhat3Yes
Regina Weiss5Yes
Natalie Price6Yes
Tonya Myers Phillips7Yes
Helena Scott8Yes
Joseph Tate9Yes
Veronica Paiz10Yes
Donavan McKinney11Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced By Senator John Cherry

  2. Referred To Committee On Natural Resources And Agriculture

  3. Reported Favorably Without Amendment 11/6/2025

  4. Referred To Committee Of The Whole

  5. Reported By Committee Of The Whole Favorably Without Amendment(s)

  6. Placed On Order Of Third Reading

  7. Rules Suspended

  8. Placed On Immediate Passage

  9. Passed Roll Call # 309 Yeas 37 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0

  10. Received On 12/02/2025

  11. Read A First Time

  12. Referred To Committee On Agriculture

  13. Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment

  14. Referred To Second Reading

  15. Read A Second Time

  16. Placed On Third Reading

  17. Placed On Immediate Passage

  18. Read A Third Time

  19. Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #331 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  20. Inserted Full Title

  21. Returned To Senate

  22. Given Immediate Effect

  23. Full Title Agreed To

  24. Ordered Enrolled

  25. Presented To Governor 12/19/2025 2:56 Pm

  26. Approved By Governor 12/23/2025 11:04 Am

  27. Filed With Secretary Of State 12/23/2025 12:34 Pm

  28. Assigned Pa 0071'25 With Immediate Effect

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