Michigan
Michigan combines a 12 bills policy docket with 8 linked news items; its most common subjects are data privacy, AI use in criminal justice, and AI in education, the status distribution is headed by 12 committee, and matching records show no matched data centers, 83 matched power plants totaling 31,659 MW, and 4 local policy areas and 4 local actions.
Legislation
- In committeeRestrictiveHB5769
Consumer protection: privacy; reproductive health data privacy act; create. Creates new act.
Consumer protection: privacy; reproductive health data privacy act; create. Creates new act. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy, and associated with Mai Xiong and Morgan Foreman. The record date is 2026-03-19.
Updated Mar 19, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB5579
Labor: fair employment practices; use of electronic monitoring or automated decisions tools by an employer; prohibit except for certain purposes. Creates new act.
Labor: fair employment practices; use of electronic monitoring or automated decisions tools by an employer; prohibit except for certain purposes. Creates new act. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI and employment, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to ai in employment, algorithmic transparency, and data privacy, and associated with Penelope Tsernoglou and Stephen Wooden. The record date is 2026-02-24.
Updated Feb 24, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB5493
Law enforcement: other; guidelines for use of registration plate reader systems; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5492'26
Law enforcement: other; guidelines for use of registration plate reader systems; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5492'26 is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and data privacy, and associated with Jimmie Wilson and Douglas Wozniak. The record date is 2026-01-29.
Updated Jan 29, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningSB0198
Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; requirements for automobile dealer data collection; provide for. Creates new act.
Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; requirements for automobile dealer data collection; provide for. Creates new act. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Samir Singh. The record date is 2026-01-28.
Updated Jan 28, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveSB0758
Communications: internet; Michigan kids code act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0759'25
Communications: internet; Michigan kids code act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0759'25 is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to child safety, data privacy, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Kevin Hertel and Mallory McMorrow. The record date is 2025-12-17.
Updated Dec 17, 2025Source - In committeeRestrictiveSB0760
Trade: business regulation; availability of companion chatbots to minors; prohibit. Creates new act.
Trade: business regulation; availability of companion chatbots to minors; prohibit. Creates new act. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under synthetic media, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to child safety, ai safety, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Dayna Polehanki and Erika Geiss. The record date is 2025-12-17.
Updated Dec 17, 2025Source - In committeeSB0643
Economic development: other; general sales tax act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 4ee of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54ee). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25
Economic development: other; general sales tax act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 4ee of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54ee). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25 is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting and associated with Thomas Albert. The record date is 2025-10-30.
Updated Oct 30, 2025Source - In committeeSB0645
Economic development: other; use tax act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25
Economic development: other; use tax act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25 is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy and associated with Thomas Albert. The record date is 2025-10-30.
Updated Oct 30, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningSB0359
Consumer protection: privacy; personal data privacy act; create. Creates new act.
Consumer protection: privacy; personal data privacy act; create. Creates new act. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Rosemary Bayer and Stephanie Chang. The record date is 2025-06-05.
Updated Jun 5, 2025Source - In committeeHB4261
State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4260'25
State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4260'25 is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Alabas Farhat and Stephanie Young. The record date is 2025-04-22.
Updated Apr 22, 2025Source - In committeeUnder reviewHB4149
Education: school districts; certain information on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website; require a school district, an intermediate school district, or a public school academy to post. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h.
Education: school districts; certain information on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website; require a school district, an intermediate school district, or a public school academy to post. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1280h. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education, tagged with a review policy posture, linked to ai in education, and associated with Tom Kuhn and Donni Steele. The record date is 2025-03-20.
Updated Mar 20, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningHB4037
Records: health; health information exchange; establish certain requirements to operate a health data utility. Amends secs. 2501 & 2505 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2501 & 333.2505) & adds sec. 2508.
Records: health; health information exchange; establish certain requirements to operate a health data utility. Amends secs. 2501 & 2505 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2501 & 333.2505) & adds sec. 2508. is tracked in Michigan at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy, and associated with Julie Rogers and Curtis VanderWall. The record date is 2025-01-29.
Updated Jan 29, 2025Source
Recent news
Detroit forms data center working group after council backs moratorium
Planet Detroit · Apr 13, 2026
Data center ordinance development continues in Washington Township: ‘There is a limit to everything’
Planet Detroit · Apr 13, 2026
Anti-Data Center Rallies Planned Across Six Michigan Cities
Planet Detroit · Apr 9, 2026
Data center news: Ypsilanti Township escalates fight against U of M, Los Alamos project
Planet Detroit · Apr 7, 2026
McMorrow Releases Seven-Point Michigan Data Center Policy Plan
Gander Newsroom · Mar 31, 2026
Lawmakers Move to Block State Grant for Michigan AI Facility
The 'Gander · Mar 6, 2026
Michigan HBs 5594 5595 5596 Would Halt New Data Centers
Michigan Advance · Feb 27, 2026
25 Michigan Communities Enact Local Data Center Moratoriums
WKAR Public Media · Feb 27, 2026
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