2023 House Bill 4188 / 2024 Public Act 56

Environmental protection: air pollution; asbestos emissions program; impose fee on notification of demolition or renovation and specify minimum rates of inspection.

An act to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding sections 5519 and 5519a.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4185 to 4190 would create new acts and amend several existing acts relating to the regulation of asbestos handling and removal activities and how public entities may enter into contracts and agreements with contractors engaging in those activities. Broadly speaking, the bills would add requirements regarding which entities may enter into agreements with public entities for certain asbestos abatement activities and conditions under which an entity would either be eligible or ineligible to enter into a contract.

Introduced in the House

March 7, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Denise Mentzer (D-61), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Kara Hope (D-74), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Jason Morgan (D-23), Curtis VanderWall (R-102), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Tullio Liberati (D-2) and Regina Weiss (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

May 18, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

Oct. 25, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. David Martin (R-68)

1. Amend page 2, line 3, by striking out all of subsection (3) and renumbering the remaining subsection.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Oct. 31, 2023

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Nov. 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment

Feb. 15, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Feb. 20, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Feb. 22, 2024

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

Feb. 27, 2024

Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

Feb. 27, 2024

May 21, 2024

Substitute S-2 concurred in 56 to 51 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

June 6, 2024