---
type: "Bill"
title: "Townships: public services; certain townships to purchase, own, or operate a public service facility; provide for. Amends 1846 RS 16 (MCL 41.1a - 41.110c) by adding sec. 2b."
description: "Townships: public services; certain townships to purchase, own, or operate a public service facility; provide for. Amends 1846 RS 16 (MCL 41.1a - 41.110c) by adding sec. 2b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5779"
citation: "Michigan HB 5779 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: bridges", "Property: other", "Townships: public services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jaime Churches"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-06-05"
last_action: "2024-10-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3543430e-a850-4a08-8ea3-54343c27fb81"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5779"
source_hash: "3fef02ad91f9df43124f60156f301ef181e9fd89912db68d87c6ee835c42fab4"
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 5779 (2023-2024) — Townships: public services; certain townships to purchase, own, or operate a public service facility; provide for. Amends 1846 RS 16 (MCL 41.1a - 41.110c) by adding sec. 2b.

## 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/2024-HEBH-5779.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5779.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5779.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5779.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0126.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jaime Churches — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-05** introduced by Representative Jaime Churches `introduction`
- **2024-06-05** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-06-05** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** bill electronically reproduced 06/06/2024
- **2024-06-18** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-18** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-20** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-06-20** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-20** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-06-20** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-20** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 208 Yeas 56 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 29 `passage`
- **2024-06-20** transmitted
- **2024-06-25** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-06-25** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-25** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-09-25** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-09-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-09-25** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-09-25** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2024-09-25** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-10-15** presented to the Governor 10/02/2024 03:10 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-15** approved by the Governor 10/03/2024 02:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-15** filed with Secretary of State 10/03/2024 03:04 PM
- **2024-10-15** assigned PA 126'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3543430e-a850-4a08-8ea3-54343c27fb81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).