SB 600 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Marihuana: other; cross-references to industrial hemp research and development act within the medical marihuana facilities licensing act; amend. Amends title & secs. 102, 206, 502 & 505 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0599'25

SB 600 amends Michigan's Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to update references and allow medical marijuana licensees to process, test, or sell industrial hemp under the same licenses. It specifically modifies sections of the law to align with the Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act, enabling existing medical marijuana facilities to engage in industrial hemp activities without separate licensing. This change directly affects licensed growers, processors, and provisioning centers under the current medical marijuana program. The bill makes a technical adjustment to the licensing framework, ensuring consistency between medical marijuana and industrial hemp regulatory provisions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 2, 2025 Last action Dec 17, 2025
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Senate Introduced Bill As Passed by the Senate · 10 edits · Dec 16, 2025
MAJOR
This bill significantly expands Michigan's medical marijuana framework by creating a comprehensive licensing system for growers, processors, transporters, and testing facilities. It establishes new definitions for various facility types, sets specific operational requirements, and creates a medical marijuana licensing board to oversee the industry. The changes modernize the regulatory structure to include industrial hemp provisions and strengthen safety and compliance measures.
Scope change
The bill expands from a limited amendment of the existing Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to a comprehensive new regulatory framework that includes growers, processors, provisioning centers, secure transporters, and safety compliance facilities, while also incorporating industrial hemp provisions.
SCOPE

Created a new comprehensive licensing system covering multiple facility types including growers, processors, provisioning centers, secure transporters, and safety compliance facilities.

Incorporated industrial hemp provisions allowing certain licensees to process, test, or sell industrial hemp.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for key terms including 'affiliate', 'applicant', 'grower', 'processor', 'provisioning center', 'secure transporter', and 'safety compliance facility'.

REQUIREMENT

Established specific operational requirements for processors including experience requirements for primary caregivers and restrictions on employing registered primary caregivers.

Added detailed testing standards and requirements for safety compliance facilities including accredited testing and staff qualifications.

Established new labeling and packaging requirements including warnings about pregnancy and restrictions on shapes that appeal to minors.

Established new informational pamphlet requirements for provisioning centers including safety information and poison control hotline numbers.

TIMELINE

Extended processor experience requirements deadline from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2021.

ENFORCEMENT

Created a statewide monitoring system for tracking marijuana transfers and transactions.

ELIGIBILITY

Defined eligibility criteria for applicants including disclosure requirements for managerial employees and ownership interests.

Floor votes · Senate Dec 16, 2025

How they voted

2710
Passed
Total votes 37
Dec 16, 2025
D Democratic19
17 Yea 2 Nay
89% Yea
R Republican18
10 Yea 8 Nay
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Dec 17, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
lower
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced
received on 12/17/2025
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 340 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 11/13/2025
upper
Oct 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
upper
Oct 2, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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