2025 Senate Bill 23

Land use: land division; number of parcels resulting from division; authorize counties and municipalities to increase.

A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled “Land division act,” by amending section 108 (MCL 560.108), as added by 1996 PA 591.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends the Land Division Act to increase the number of parcels that can be created from a parent parcel, introduces conditions for additional parcels, and allows for more flexible partitioning under local ordinances, effective July 1, 2026.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 22, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-12)

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

Feb. 25, 2025

Reported with substitute S-2

Feb. 26, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 5, 2025

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

March 12, 2025

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 1, line 4, after “tract,” by inserting “shall result in not more than 10 parcels of 1.5 acres each if the remainder of the resulting parcels are 3 acres or larger or”.

2. Amend page 2, line 26, after “recorded.” by inserting “This subdivision does not apply to a parcel created by an exempt split.”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 30 to 6 (details)

Received in the House

March 12, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform