---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drains: other; petition to add or remove lands and notice of receipt of bids and review of apportionments; revise requirements. Amends secs. 135 & 154 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.135 & 280.154)."
description: "Drains: other; petition to add or remove lands and notice of receipt of bids and review of apportionments; revise requirements. Amends secs. 135 & 154 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.135 & 280.154)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5126"
citation: "Michigan HB 5126 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drains: other", "Drains: districts", "Drains: maintenance and improvement", "Communications: newspapers and magazines", "Communications: internet"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eabb1e6-0871-4bb1-8514-4223c1216cf7"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5126"
source_hash: "5c3004d17f9d111babfd09d8fa6e8fab7489ddc9896022d24d8ac7898a25dbc8"
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 HB 5126 (2019-2020) — Drains: other; petition to add or remove lands and notice of receipt of bids and review of apportionments; revise requirements. Amends secs. 135 & 154 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.135 & 280.154).

## 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](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-5126.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5126.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5126.htm)
4. **House Enrolled Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billenrolled/House/htm/2019-HNB-5126.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5126.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 553 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 334 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/22/2019
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 334 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 553 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:15 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 09:44 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 01:34 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 281'20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eabb1e6-0871-4bb1-8514-4223c1216cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).