# Michigan SB 0687: Land use: farmland and open space; agricultural conservation easement; allow to be held by local unit. Amends sec. 36206 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0685'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Michigan SB 0687, Land use: farmland and open space; agricultural conservation easement; allow to be held by local unit. Amends sec. 36206 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0685'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sam Singh (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-23 (ASSIGNED PA 0070'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan SB 0687
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Land use: farmland and open space; agricultural conservation easement; allow to be held by local unit. Amends sec. 36206 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0688'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0685'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0070'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-30
- Last action: 2025-12-23, ASSIGNED PA 0070'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Sponsor: Sam Singh (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Land use: farmland and open space
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Singh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Lauwers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Cherry (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin Daley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sue Shink (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-16 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 103 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0070.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0687.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2025-12-02: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0687.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-10-30: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0687.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0070.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0687.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0687.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0687.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0687-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).