---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5455'26"
description: "Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5455'26"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 581"
citation: "Michigan SB 581 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development: downtown development authorities", "Economic development: tax increment financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-22"
last_action: "2026-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cbb1cef-f3f6-4878-8086-7154e9439648"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0581"
source_hash: "90928c2ab22d64eac939f99ac17f29cfe44129e68c05779177fe797d463ad177"
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 581 (2025-2026) — Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5455'26

## 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-0581.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0581.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0005.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0581.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0581.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0581-0O3317.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0581-0F1325.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0581-0G2528.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **22–13** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #104 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 10 — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 22 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0 — **22–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-22** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2025-09-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 2/11/2026 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2026-03-11** PASSED ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** received on 03/11/2026 `introduction`
- **2026-03-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** rule suspended
- **2026-03-19** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2026-03-19** placed on second reading
- **2026-03-19** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2026-03-19** placed on third reading
- **2026-03-19** placed on immediate passage
- **2026-03-19** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #104 Yeas 98 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 10 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** inserted full title
- **2026-03-19** returned to Senate
- **2026-03-24** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2026-03-24** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2026-03-24** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 22 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0
- **2026-03-24** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2026-03-24** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2026-03-24** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2026-03-26** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/25/2026 1:36 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-14** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 3/26/2026 9:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-14** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 3/26/2026 11:37 AM
- **2026-04-14** ASSIGNED PA 0005'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cbb1cef-f3f6-4878-8086-7154e9439648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).