---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture: other; water quality protection fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 8715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8715) & repeals (See bill)."
description: "Agriculture: other; water quality protection fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 8715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8715) & repeals (See bill)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 273"
citation: "Michigan SB 273 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Daley"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-30"
last_action: "2025-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/308d7ac8-d5af-4ca6-8fa6-465decc49592"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0273"
source_hash: "39d1de1a97ac969bea3fee1524822a3ad3615fadeb9bac0e1adda20e7d66a3dc"
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 273 (2025-2026) — Agriculture: other; water quality protection fee; extend sunset. Amends sec. 8715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8715) & repeals (See bill).

## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0273.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0273.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0026.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0273.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0273.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0273-0O3320.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0273-0F1328.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-2) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0273-0G2531.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 265 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 107 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **107–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Daley — primary (person)
- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Jon C. Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth A. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-30** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN DALEY `introduction`
- **2025-04-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-25** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2025-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-09-25** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-09-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 250 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-09-25** received on 09/25/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-09-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-09-26** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-02** rule suspended
- **2025-10-02** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2025-10-02** placed on second reading
- **2025-10-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-10-02** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2025-10-02** placed on third reading
- **2025-10-02** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-10-02** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-10-02** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 107 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2025-10-02** inserted full title
- **2025-10-02** returned to Senate
- **2025-10-03** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-2) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-10-03** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-10-03** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-10-03** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 265 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2025-10-03** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-10-03** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2025-10-03** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-10-08** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 1:18 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-08** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 2:00 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-08** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/7/2025 2:50 PM
- **2025-10-08** ASSIGNED PA 0026'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/308d7ac8-d5af-4ca6-8fa6-465decc49592`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).