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MI SB0692

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Paul Wojno

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Modifies the Regional Transit Authority Act to update the election law reference for transit assessments, changing from a specific subsection (168.641(1)(d)) to the broader section (168.641) of the Michigan Election Law

  • Maintains requirement that transit authority assessments must be approved by both the board and a majority of voters at a general November election

  • Contains technical language updates replacing "its" with "the authority's" and "shall" with "must" throughout the section

  • Takes effect January 1, 2027, contingent on the enactment of a companion bill (Senate Bill No. S02806'25)

  • Preserves existing requirements that at least 85% of assessment or vehicle registration tax revenues be spent on public transportation routes within each member jurisdiction where collected

Legislative Description

Transportation: authorities; reference to the Michigan election law in the regional transit authority act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 2012 PA 387 (MCL 124.550).

Transportation: authorities

Last Action

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

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics10/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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