Michigan bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan HB 4234

Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds secs. 36a & 36b.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Luke Meerman (Republican)

Cosponsors (14)

• William Bruck (Republican)
• Rachelle Smit (Republican)
• Joseph Fox (Republican)
• Nancy Jenkins-Arno (Republican)
• Jennifer Wortz (Republican)
• Timothy Beson (Republican)
• Gregory Alexander (Republican)
• Tom Kunse (Republican)
• Jaime Greene (Republican)
• Cameron Cavitt (Republican)
• Matt Maddock (Republican)
• Jay DeBoyer (Republican)
• David Martin (Republican)
• Angela Rigas (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• As Passed by the House
• House Introduced Bill
• Substitute (H-3)
• Substitute (H-1) - 2
• Substitute (H-1)

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• May 13, 2025 · Senate
  REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• May 22, 2025 · Senate
  PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• May 6, 2025 · House
  transmitted
• May 6, 2025 · House
  title amended
• May 6, 2025 · House
  passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
• May 6, 2025 · House
  read a third time
• May 6, 2025 · House
  placed on immediate passage
• May 6, 2025 · House
  placed on third reading
• May 6, 2025 · House
  substitute (H-3) adopted
• May 6, 2025 · House
  substitute (H-1) not adopted
• May 6, 2025 · House
  read a second time
• Apr 17, 2025 · House
  referred to second reading
• Apr 17, 2025 · House
  reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
• Mar 18, 2025 · House
  bill electronically reproduced 03/13/2025
• Mar 13, 2025 · House
  referred to Committee on Government Operations
• Mar 13, 2025 · House
  read a first time
• Mar 13, 2025 · House
  introduced by Representative Rep. Luke Meerman