---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment authorities; provide oversight. Amends secs. 2, 8, 13, 13b, 15 & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.)."
description: "Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment authorities; provide oversight. Amends secs. 2, 8, 13, 13b, 15 & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4159"
citation: "Michigan HB 4159 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority", "Economic development: tax increment financing", "Economic development: Michigan strategic fund", "State agencies (existing): environmental quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66eb53d8-1770-4782-a1a4-9fe5b28cc315"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4159"
source_hash: "c937f1e0d6fc44dcb71953f337fbab2fe9489cb8637f246f8700ed51a25973f9"
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 4159 (2019-2020) — Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment authorities; provide oversight. Amends secs. 2, 8, 13, 13b, 15 & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4159.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4159.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4159.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4159.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0259.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 220 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 532 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–5** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 524 Yeas 106 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **106–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Brandt Iden `introduction`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/06/2019
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 220 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 532 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 524 Yeas 106 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:33 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 09:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 12:50 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 259'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66eb53d8-1770-4782-a1a4-9fe5b28cc315`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).