---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax: exemptions; fund from which municipalities are reimbursed for certain revenue lost due to the small business property tax exemption; modify to require that unused funds lapse to the general fund. Amends sec. 3a of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.253a)."
description: "Property tax: exemptions; fund from which municipalities are reimbursed for certain revenue lost due to the small business property tax exemption; modify to require that unused funds lapse to the general fund. Amends sec. 3a of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.253a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 565"
citation: "Michigan SB 565 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: exemptions", "Property tax: personal property", "State management: funds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah Anthony"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-09-18"
last_action: "2025-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13482324-7623-4721-8f1a-d8950842103c"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0565"
source_hash: "5fbf778cc03ed92e882fa526fdc7be1d7be7629a81248f9199e1ab36577ca28e"
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 565 (2025-2026) — Property tax: exemptions; fund from which municipalities are reimbursed for certain revenue lost due to the small business property tax exemption; modify to require that unused funds lapse to the general fund. Amends sec. 3a of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.253a).

## 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-0565.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0565.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0027.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0565.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #244 Yeas 102 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **102–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 252 YEAS 19 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **19–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sarah Anthony — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-18** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SARAH ANTHONY `introduction`
- **2025-09-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `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 # 252 YEAS 19 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-09-26** 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** 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 #244 Yeas 102 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2025-10-02** inserted full title
- **2025-10-02** returned to Senate
- **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 1:20 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-08** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 2:02 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-08** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/7/2025 2:52 PM
- **2025-10-08** ASSIGNED PA 0027'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13482324-7623-4721-8f1a-d8950842103c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).