HB 5317 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Counties: boards and commissions; county parks and recreation commission membership; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1965 PA 261 (MCL 46.351).

HB 5317 amends Michigan's law governing county parks and recreation commissions by changing their membership requirements. It allows counties with fewer than 100,000 residents (starting January 1, 2027) to reduce appointed members from seven to four, while still requiring at least one county commissioner on the commission. For counties with populations between 750,000 and 1,000,000, it adds a requirement to appoint a neighborhood representative living near the most frequently used county park. The bill directly affects county governments managing parks and recreation commissions, modifying how these advisory bodies are structured and composed.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2026
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House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 1 edit · Feb 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted to remove redundant text and correct grammatical errors, such as changing 'shall must' to 'shall'. The substantive policy content regarding the creation, membership, and powers of county parks and recreation commissions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed redundant lines and corrected grammatical errors like 'shall must' to 'shall' and 'person individual' to 'person'.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #42 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Cam Cavitt
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors