---
type: "Bill"
title: "Land use: farmland and open space; continued PA 116 enrollment; allow for farmland during deferment period of use for commercial solar facilities. Amends secs. 36101 & 36104a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36101 & 324.36104a) & adds secs. 36104c & 36104e."
description: "Land use: farmland and open space; continued PA 116 enrollment; allow for farmland during deferment period of use for commercial solar facilities. Amends secs. 36101 & 36104a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36101 & 324.36104a) & adds secs. 36104c & 36104e."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 277"
citation: "Michigan SB 277 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Land use: farmland and open space"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen McDonald Rivet"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-19"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ed79665-3487-46c1-ad15-6dffe3ea9279"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0277"
source_hash: "0e62bf06ec2901028a3d5b9201549aef44644eda085cabdc40955f207fbedffc"
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 SB 277 (2023-2024) — Land use: farmland and open space; continued PA 116 enrollment; allow for farmland during deferment period of use for commercial solar facilities. Amends secs. 36101 & 36104a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36101 & 324.36104a) & adds secs. 36104c & 36104e.

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0277.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0277.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0230.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0277.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0277.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 490 Yeas 56 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **56–51** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 675 YEAS 22 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1 — **22–14** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 457 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 — **23–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kristen McDonald Rivet — primary (person)
- Darrin Camilleri — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-19** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-09-26** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-09-26** PASSED ROLL CALL # 457 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2023-09-26** received on 09/26/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-09-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-09-26** referred to Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-25** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-25** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-03** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-03** amended
- **2023-11-03** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 490 Yeas 56 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-11-03** inserted full title
- **2023-11-03** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-07** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2023-11-08** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 675 YEAS 22 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1
- **2023-11-08** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-08** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/21/2023 10:30 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/28/2023 01:22 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/29/2023 01:08 PM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0230'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ed79665-3487-46c1-ad15-6dffe3ea9279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).