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MI SB0504

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dayna Polehanki

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to establish a microplastics monitoring program for public water supplies from July 1, 2027 through July 1, 2030, with quarterly testing of drinking water sources

  • Mandates testing of various water sources including Great Lakes shoreline surface water, major tributaries, inland lakes, groundwater near agricultural operations, and groundwater within 1 mile of landfills

  • Defines microplastics as solid plastic materials measuring less than 5 millimeters in size that may contain chemical additives, excluding naturally occurring polymers

  • Requires the department to submit a report to the legislature by July 1, 2031 summarizing findings on microplastic quantities, shapes, polymer types, potential sources, and toxicity limits based on peer-reviewed research

  • Report must include recommendations for continued monitoring, preliminary risk assessment, and public protection measures regarding microplastics in drinking water

Legislative Description

Water supply: quality and standards; testing and reporting of the amount of microplastics in public drinking water supplies; require. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 399 (MCL 325.1005) & adds sec. 6a.

Environmental protection: pollution prevention

Last Action

Referred To Committee Of The Whole With Substitute (s-1)

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources And Agriculture8/14/2025

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