2023 Senate Bill 164 / Public Act 79

Economic development: other; principal shopping district and business improvement zones; modify.

An act to amend 1961 PA 120, entitled “An act to authorize the development or redevelopment of principal shopping districts and business improvement districts; to permit the creation of certain boards; to provide for the operation of principal shopping districts and business improvement districts; to provide for the creation, operation, and dissolution of business improvement zones; and to authorize the collection of revenue and the bonding of certain local governmental units for the development or redevelopment projects,” by amending sections 10, 10b, 10c, 10e, and 10f (MCL 125.990, 125.990b, 125.990c, 125.990e, and 125.990f), as amended by 2020 PA 91.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4454 and Senate Bill 164 would amend 1961 PA 120, an act regulating principal shopping districts and business improvement districts, to add options for allocating assessments among business improvement zone (BIZ) property owners and to allow for the use of proportional voting to approve, amend, or dissolve a BIZ plan.

Introduced in the Senate

March 9, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sue Shink (D-14) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Paul Wojno (D-10) and Veronica Klinefelt (D-11)

Referred to the Committee on Economic and Community Development

May 4, 2023

Reported without amendment

May 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 16, 2023

Reported without amendment

May 17, 2023

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

May 17, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business

June 13, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

June 21, 2023

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Substitute H-2 offered by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-1)

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 22, 2023

Passed in the House 75 to 34 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2023

Substitute H-2 concurred in 22 to 15 (details)

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

The motion did not prevail by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023