HB 5116 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Gaming: bingo and charitable gaming; millionaire parties; modify. Amends sec. 41 of 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.141).

HB 5116 amends Michigan's bingo law to update rules for "millionaire parties" (high-stakes fundraising events using game tokens). It doubles the daily cash limit from $20,000 to $40,000 for token exchanges, with higher limits ($160,000 total) for licensees owning their venue and hosting fewer than 4 days of events. The bill also requires clear license display, controlled access to gaming areas, bans on under-18s during gaming, and specific age verification for 18-21 year olds consuming alcohol. These changes directly affect licensed event operators, venue owners, and staff managing access and age compliance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Oct 23, 2025 Last action Jul 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill → Substitute (H-1) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a House Introduced version to a Substitute version, which involved renumbering the sections and adjusting specific dollar limits for cash exchanges. The daily limit for exchanging imitation money or chips was reduced from $40,000 to $35,000, while the total daily limit for multi-day events was lowered from $160,000 to $140,000. Additionally, the section numbering was reorganized to consolidate rules regarding access control and age verification.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same, targeting millionaire party licensees under the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, but the financial thresholds for cash exchanges have been tightened.

FISCAL

The maximum amount a licensee can receive for imitation money or chips on a single day was reduced from $40,000 to $35,000.

The maximum daily limit for multi-day events (divided by the number of days) was reduced from $160,000 to $140,000.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was renumbered and reformatted, shifting from a standard House Bill layout to a Substitute (H-1) layout with updated section numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

substitute (H-1) adopted

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

lower

Oct 23, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

lower

Oct 23, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Mueller

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors