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MI HB4085
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Posthumus
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AI Summary
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Digital asset mining (cryptocurrency mining) would become a permitted use in industrial zones without requiring special land use or conditional use approval
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Local governments cannot impose decibel limits on digital mining businesses beyond the general sound pollution limits already applicable to industrial zones
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Local governments cannot impose zoning restrictions on digital asset mining businesses that differ from restrictions applied to data centers in the same zoning district
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A "digital asset mining business" is defined as a group of computers consuming more than 1 megawatt of energy to secure a blockchain protocol
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Amends the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act by adding Section 515
Legislative Description
Land use: zoning and growth management; mining cryptocurrency inside of an area that is zoned for industrial use; allow. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 515.
Land use: zoning and growth management
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
9/18/2025