HB 4427 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Counties: employees and officers; brown alert for dangerous levels of sewage or E. coli; require. Amends 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.401 - 30.421) by adding sec. 10a.

HB 4427 requires counties to issue a "brown alert" when sewage or E. coli levels in waterways reach dangerous public health levels. This directly affects county officials responsible for environmental monitoring and residents who use or live near affected waterways. The bill amends existing law by adding a new section mandating this alert system, replacing previous voluntary protocols. It creates a specific, actionable requirement for counties to notify the public during hazardous conditions. The law passed the House with strong support (94-10) and is now under review by the Local Government Committee.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Nov 2025

House Passage

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Nov 2025

Governor

Introduced May 6, 2025 Last action Nov 5, 2025

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As Passed by the House → Substitute (H-3) · 2 edits

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This bill amendment primarily updates the document metadata and formatting rather than substantive policy. The changes include updating the bill identifier from 'H02324'25 (H-3)_HB4427_APH_1' to 'H02324'25 (H-3)' and changing the page identifier from 'asjgx1' to 'r87nob'. These are administrative tracking changes that do not affect the actual legislative content or policy provisions.

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Updated bill tracking identifier in the header from 'H02324'25 (H-3)_HB4427_APH_1' to 'H02324'25 (H-3)' to reflect the substitute version number.

Changed the final page identifier from 'asjgx1' to 'r87nob' for document version tracking purposes.

Floor votes · House Oct 30, 2025

How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

Nov 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

upper

Nov 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Oct 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #283 Yeas 94 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

lower

Oct 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

substitute (H-3) adopted

lower

Oct 1, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Oct 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3)

lower

May 6, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

lower

May 6, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Alicia St. Germaine

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors