HB 5873 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property tax: state education tax; state education tax; eliminate. Repeals 1993 PA 331 (MCL 211.901 - 211.906). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26

This bill repeals Michigan's 1993 State Education Tax Act, which previously imposed a tax on property owners to fund public schools. The legislation is contingent upon the simultaneous passage of a companion bill (HB 5880) that mandates the state to use general funds to fully replace any revenue lost from eliminating the tax. If enacted, the change would remove the specific tax requirement while ensuring that school funding levels remain unchanged through state appropriation. The law is scheduled to take effect 90 days after it is signed into law.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 2 edits · May 20, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a multi-page layout with headers and footers into a single, clean page containing only the core legislative sections. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or timeline adjustments, were made.
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Floor votes · House May 20, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #161 Yeas 57 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
lower
May 20, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Government Operations
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Steve Frisbie
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors