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MI HB5172

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dylan Wegela

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires all water, sewerage, and stormwater service providers in Michigan to file annual reports with the Department of Health and Human Services containing detailed information on rates, charges, assets, customer base, revenues, arrearages, and operations

  • Mandates providers report specific data on service shutoffs, including total number of shutoffs, shutoff notices issued to residential dwellings, reasons for shutoffs, and time between shutoff and service restoration broken down by census tract and zip code

  • Requires providers to report on low-income assistance programs, including enrollment numbers, benefit levels, eligibility criteria, funding sources, program costs, and default rates

  • Obligates providers to maintain a public website with current rate schedules, shutoff policies and procedures, payment plan information, affordability programs, and copies of annual reports

  • Directs the Department to develop a standardized reporting form and online portal, make all submitted reports publicly available in a searchable format, and post names of non-compliant providers on the department's website

Legislative Description

Water supply: systems and utilities; reporting requirements for certain utilities; provide for. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): health and human services

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/30/2025

11/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform10/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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