---
type: "Bill"
title: "Land use: zoning and growth management; large scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; make zoning enabling act subject to. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'23"
description: "Land use: zoning and growth management; large scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; make zoning enabling act subject to. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5121"
citation: "Michigan HB 5121 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy: alternative sources", "Land use: zoning and growth management", "Public utilities: public service commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranjeev Puri"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-10"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7accabe1-6afc-41ee-9dbb-34c31a11ce37"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5121"
source_hash: "8293b1bdf1736d2899a1f7716fc4bce559252b8fdfc7ebacf3e6a0095236bde6"
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 5121 (2023-2024) — Land use: zoning and growth management; large scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; make zoning enabling act subject to. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5120'23

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-5121.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5121.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5121.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5121.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0234.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5121-00C720.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5121-00D421.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-5121-0Q2331.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 484 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 670 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 493 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ranjeev Puri — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-10** introduced by Representative Ranjeev Puri `introduction`
- **2023-10-10** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-10** referred to Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-11** bill electronically reproduced 10/10/2023
- **2023-10-18** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** amended
- **2023-11-02** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-02** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-02** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-02** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 484 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-11-03** transmitted
- **2023-11-07** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-08** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-08** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-08** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-08** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-11-08** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-08** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-08** PASSED ROLL CALL # 670 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-08** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with full title
- **2023-11-08** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-11-08** rule suspended
- **2023-11-08** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2023-11-08** roll call Roll Call # 493 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2023-11-08** full title agreed to
- **2023-11-08** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 10:16 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/28/2023 01:30 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/29/2023 01:16 PM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 234'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7accabe1-6afc-41ee-9dbb-34c31a11ce37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).