All Roll Calls
Yes: 123 • No: 17
MichiganSB 03732025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Housing: landlord and tenants; limitations on fees charged to tenants; provide for. Amends sec. 3 of 1978 PA 454 (MCL 554.633). Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0103'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Sponsored By: Mary Cavanagh (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Housing: landlord and tenants
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Renters get a fee-free rent payment option
Michigan rental agreements cannot add fees to every allowed way of paying rent. If an agreement offers multiple payment methods, at least one must have no extra charge. Lease terms that violate this rule are void. The law took effect immediately upon enactment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mary Cavanagh
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Erika Geiss
Democratic • Senate
Rosemary Bayer
Democratic • Senate
Stephanie Chang
Democratic • Senate
Veronica Klinefelt
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 8/25/2026
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 99 • No: 5 • Other: 6
Senate vote • 7/3/2026
PASSED
Yes: 24 • No: 12 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
ASSIGNED PA 0103'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
9/22/2026SenateFILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 9/21/2026 11:32 AM
9/22/2026SenateAPPROVED BY GOVERNOR 9/21/2026 9:32 AM
9/22/2026SenatePRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 9/15/2026 1:26 PM
9/22/2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
9/9/2026SenateFULL TITLE AGREED TO
9/9/2026SenateGIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
9/9/2026Senatereturned to Senate
8/25/2026Houseinserted full title
8/25/2026Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #345 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 6
8/25/2026Houseread a third time
8/25/2026Houseplaced on immediate passage
8/25/2026Houseplaced on third reading
8/25/2026Houseread a second time
8/25/2026Houseplaced on second reading
8/25/2026Housemotion to discharge committee approved
8/25/2026Houserule suspended
8/25/2026Housereferred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
7/3/2026Houseread a first time
7/3/2026Housereceived on 07/03/2026
7/3/2026HousePASSED ROLL CALL # 193 YEAS 24 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
7/3/2026SenateAMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED
7/3/2026SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
3/3/2026SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
3/3/2026SenateREFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
9/10/2025Senate
Bill Text
Public Act
9/21/2026
As Passed by the House
8/25/2026
As Passed by the Senate
7/3/2026
Introduced
6/10/2025
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