---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax; exemptions; qualified forest property; revise forester registration program citation. Amends sec. 7jj of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7jj[1]). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5001'17"
description: "Property tax; exemptions; qualified forest property; revise forester registration program citation. Amends sec. 7jj of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7jj[1]). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5001'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5002"
citation: "Michigan HB 5002 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: exemptions", "Occupations: foresters", "Natural resources: forests"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/024d0b6c-9be2-49f6-afa6-d7be391df1d1"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5002"
source_hash: "8442f21c9c39be21e210370e87eebfaa210d53a780ca2321fe139e847a4f82f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5002 (2017-2018) — Property tax; exemptions; qualified forest property; revise forester registration program citation. Amends sec. 7jj of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7jj[1]). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5001'17

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5002.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5002.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5002.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5002.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0117.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 192 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 13 Yeas 98 Nays 10 — **98–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 103 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Inman — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Hauck — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dianda — cosponsor (person)
- Triston Cole — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Daire Rendon `introduction`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2017
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 13 Yeas 98 Nays 10 `passage`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 192 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 4/18/2018 @ 12:46 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 4/25/2018 @ 5:34 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 4/26/2018 @ 11:14 AM
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 117'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/024d0b6c-9be2-49f6-afa6-d7be391df1d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).