---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: authorities; public transportation authority millages; modify, and end the ability of political subdivisions to opt out of membership in public transportation authorities. Amends secs. 8, 18 & 29 of 1986 PA 196 (MCL 124.458 et seq.)."
description: "Transportation: authorities; public transportation authority millages; modify, and end the ability of political subdivisions to opt out of membership in public transportation authorities. Amends secs. 8, 18 & 29 of 1986 PA 196 (MCL 124.458 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 6088"
citation: "Michigan HB 6088 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation: authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alabas Farhat"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-11-13"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92210b47-c943-4f49-816c-437eda9fda0a"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-6088"
source_hash: "cc045e3e316df381aaabc13f8f14fb75869ef8cfbab3e20a4fe8ed66bf549c62"
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 6088 (2023-2024) — Transportation: authorities; public transportation authority millages; modify, and end the ability of political subdivisions to opt out of membership in public transportation authorities. Amends secs. 8, 18 & 29 of 1986 PA 196 (MCL 124.458 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBH-6088.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-6088.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-6088.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6088.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0236.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-6088-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 715 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–6** (fail) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 393 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alabas Farhat — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-13** introduced by Representative Alabas Farhat `introduction`
- **2024-11-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-11-13** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-26** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-14** bill electronically reproduced 11/13/2024
- **2024-11-26** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-10** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-12-10** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-10** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-10** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-10** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 393 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2024-12-10** transmitted
- **2024-12-18** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-12-20** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2024-12-20** PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED
- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 715 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-10** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 11:54 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 02:00 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:50 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 236'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92210b47-c943-4f49-816c-437eda9fda0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).