---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources: other; certain fees in the natural resources and environmental protection act; modify. Amends secs. 3104, 3110, 3118, 3120, 4104, 11153, 30104, 30109, 32312 & 32513 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3104 et seq.)."
description: "Natural resources: other; certain fees in the natural resources and environmental protection act; modify. Amends secs. 3104, 3110, 3118, 3120, 4104, 11153, 30104, 30109, 32312 & 32513 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3104 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 579"
citation: "Michigan SB 579 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: other", "Law: sunset", "Natural resources: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Singh"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-18"
last_action: "2025-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dfce093-44ad-432a-9cc9-4edf9a76e05d"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0579"
source_hash: "21a3a6be54f4ad40ffa93d0f7a6487b184e58427d42e9ad34b8086be2d20e550"
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 579 (2025-2026) — Natural resources: other; certain fees in the natural resources and environmental protection act; modify. Amends secs. 3104, 3110, 3118, 3120, 4104, 11153, 30104, 30109, 32312 & 32513 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3104 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0579.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0579.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0030.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0579.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0579.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0579-0O3321.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0579-0F1329.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0579-0G2532.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 19 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **19–17** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 21 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–8** (fail) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #241 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **104–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sam Singh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-18** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH `introduction`
- **2025-09-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-22** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
- **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 # 249 YEAS 19 NAYS 17 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-3) 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 #241 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2025-10-02** title amended
- **2025-10-02** returned to Senate
- **2025-10-03** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-3) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-10-03** HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
- **2025-10-03** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-10-03** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-10-03** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 21 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2025-10-03** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-10-03** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2025-10-03** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-10-08** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 1:26 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-08** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/7/2025 2:08 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-08** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/7/2025 2:58 PM
- **2025-10-08** ASSIGNED PA 0030'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dfce093-44ad-432a-9cc9-4edf9a76e05d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).