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type: "Bill"
title: "Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25"
description: "Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 688"
citation: "Michigan SB 688 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Land use: farmland and open space"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-10-30"
last_action: "2025-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89f7c0d0-39bb-443f-a467-1c61ded9a2f7"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0688"
source_hash: "a9fc790a7b3c75e86409a62c314e8941af1b8099ac392acc79c59818b2636fce"
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 688 (2025-2026) — Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25
## 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-0688.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0688.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0071.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0688.pdf)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #331 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **103–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 309 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John Cherry — primary (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-10-30** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY `introduction`
- **2025-10-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 11/6/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-11-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-02** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-02** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-12-02** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-12-02** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-12-02** PASSED ROLL CALL # 309 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-12-02** received on 12/02/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-12-02** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-12-02** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-11** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-11** referred to second reading
- **2025-12-16** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-12-16** placed on third reading
- **2025-12-16** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-12-16** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-12-16** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #331 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2025-12-16** inserted full title
- **2025-12-16** returned to Senate
- **2025-12-18** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-12-18** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2025-12-18** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-12-23** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2025 2:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-23** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 11:04 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-23** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 12:34 PM
- **2025-12-23** ASSIGNED PA 0071'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89f7c0d0-39bb-443f-a467-1c61ded9a2f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).