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SB 606

Administrative procedure: joint committee; member of the committee calling a hearing on a ruleset; allow. Amends sec. 35 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.235).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Daley and 2 co-sponsors

Allows individual joint committee members to call hearings on proposed administrative rules, lowering the current threshold for triggering regulatory review.

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Bill Summary · SB 606

Legislative bill overview

SB 606 amends Michigan's Administrative Procedure Act to allow a single member of a joint committee to call for a hearing on a proposed ruleset. Currently, the law appears to require multiple committee members or a different threshold to trigger such hearings. This change would lower the barrier for individual legislators to demand public review of administrative regulations.

Why is this important

Administrative rules can significantly impact businesses, workers, and citizens without going through full legislative approval. Lowering the threshold to call hearings could increase oversight of agency rulemaking and give minority viewpoints on legislative committees more leverage to scrutinize regulations before they take effect.

Potential points of contention

  • Efficiency vs. obstruction: Opponents may argue that allowing single members to call hearings could delay or burden the rulemaking process with frivolous challenges, while supporters see it as necessary transparency
  • Partisan weaponization: The change could enable minority-party legislators to repeatedly call hearings on rules they oppose for political reasons rather than substantive concerns
  • Agency autonomy: Agencies may claim excessive legislative interference in their expertise-based rulemaking, though supporters argue democratic accountability requires legislative oversight

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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