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MI HB5879
MI HB5879Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26
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Introduced
04/22/2026
04/22/2026
In Committee
04/22/2026
04/22/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled"An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers and certain providers of electric vehicle charging services; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"by amending section 6a (MCL 460.6a), as amended by 2023 PA 231.
AI Summary
This bill requires natural gas and electric utilities to report their savings from personal property tax exemptions to the Public Service Commission (PSC), which is the state agency that regulates utilities. Following this report, the PSC will initiate a formal review process, similar to a legal case, to determine the exact amount of savings. The bill mandates that at the conclusion of this review, the PSC must issue an order to decrease the utility's residential rates by the amount saved from these tax exemptions. Furthermore, a utility cannot file for a general rate increase for two years after such an order is issued. The bill also clarifies that "utility" and "electric utility" do not include municipally owned electric utilities.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (17)
Jamie Thompson (R)*,
Joe Aragona (R),
Timmy Beson (R),
Matthew Bierlein (R),
Will Bruck (R),
Cam Cavitt (R),
Jay DeBoyer (R),
Joseph Fox (R),
Mike Harris (R),
Gina Johnsen (R),
Tim Kelly (R),
Tom Kuhn (R),
Luke Meerman (R),
J.R. Roth (R),
Bill Schuette (R),
Rachelle Smit (R),
Jennifer Wortz (R),
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/22/2026 (on 04/23/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5879 |
| BillText | https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2026-HIB-5879.htm |
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