HB 4007 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of. Amends sec. 3 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1003).

HB 4007 amends Michigan's Clean and Renewable Energy Act (2008 PA 295) by expanding the definition of "clean energy system" to include natural gas plants using carbon capture and storage (at least 90% effective) and certain existing natural gas facilities that can meet clean energy standards by 2030 through carbon capture and removal technologies. This change directly affects electric providers required to meet the state's clean energy standard, as it broadens the types of energy sources that qualify toward their compliance targets. The bill specifies that carbon capture must permanently store carbon dioxide (excluding enhanced oil recovery), and permits for new facilities may require higher capture rates if deemed necessary under federal standards. This definition update provides additional pathways for natural gas projects to count toward Michigan's clean energy goals.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Substitute (H-1) As Passed by the House · 4 edits · May 7, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted to correct capitalization and spacing errors while updating the definition of 'biomass' to explicitly include organic matter that replenishes over a human time frame. Additionally, the definition of 'clean energy portfolio' was modified to include renewable energy alongside clean energy, broadening the scope of what counts toward the state's energy goals.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by including renewable energy in the definition of 'clean energy portfolio', and the definition of biomass was clarified to emphasize human-scale replenishment.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'biomass' was updated to explicitly state that it must replenish over a human, not geological, time frame, clarifying the scope of eligible organic matter.

The definition of 'clean energy portfolio' was changed to include 'renewable energy' in addition to 'clean energy', expanding the types of energy sources that count toward the state's portfolio requirements.

TECHNICAL

Several lines containing page numbers, tracking codes, and formatting artifacts from the original draft were removed to clean up the text.

Capitalization and spacing errors in the title and section headers were corrected to match standard legislative formatting.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #91 Yeas 82 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
recommendation concurred in
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Energy
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Karl Bohnak
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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