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MI HB5694
Bill
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Angela Witwer
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AI Summary
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Modifies the Drain Code of 1956 to standardize notice requirements for drain projects by requiring all public notices to comply with a new section 436, which establishes uniform formatting and content standards
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Updates terminology throughout the code, replacing "rights of way" with "easements" and modernizing language such as changing "shall be deemed" to "are"
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Requires published notices for drainage district proceedings to include specific information such as meeting times, dates, places, and general descriptions of proposed drain routes and drainage districts
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Changes protest procedures for easement releases from appearing in person on a specified date to submitting protests in writing by a deadline
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Reorganizes multiple sections by breaking long paragraphs into numbered subsections and lettered subparts for improved readability and clarity
Legislative Description
Drains: other; requirements for notices of drain projects; modify. Amends secs. 6, 54, 72, 105, 106, 122, 126, 154, 157, 196, 197, 221, 391, 393, 424, 432, 433, 441, 441a, 467, 469, 489a, 519, 521, 538a, 558 & 562 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.6 et seq.) & adds sec. 436.
Drains: other
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/10/2026
3/11/2026