2023 House Bill 4332 / 2024 Public Act 83

Cities: home rule; penalties for certain blight offenders; increase.

An act to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters; to provide for certain powers and duties; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes by cities, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to validate actions taken, bonds issued, and obligations heretofore incurred; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts on specific dates,” by amending section 4q (MCL 117.4q), as amended by 2013 PA 188.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4332 would amend the Home Rule City Act to increase the penalties that local officials may impose on property owners when blighted property violations are ignored.

Introduced in the House

March 23, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Karen Whitsett (D-4) and 14 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alabas Farhat (D-3), Natalie Price (D-5), Jason Morgan (D-23), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Brenda Carter (D-53), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Kara Hope (D-74), John Roth (R-104), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Will Snyder (D-87) and Tullio Liberati (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance

Sept. 6, 2023

Reported without amendment

Sept. 26, 2023

Passed in the House 71 to 38 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

April 16, 2024

Reported without amendment

April 17, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

April 30, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

May 1, 2024

Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

May 1, 2024

May 7, 2024

Returned to the Senate

Received in the Senate

May 9, 2024

June 12, 2024

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion did not prevail by voice vote

Received in the House

June 12, 2024

June 27, 2024

Substitute S-1 concurred in 69 to 41 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 23, 2024