Bill
HB 4595
Allows MLCC to issue SDM and/or SDD licenses to a grocery store on Schoolcraft College land, enabling a campus marketplace and potential college revenue.
Status
- Introduced: June 10, 2025 (Rep. Rylee Linting).
- Passed House with immediate effect: September 17, 2025 (Yeas 90, Nays 7).
- Transmitted to the Senate and referred to Committee on Regulatory Affairs.
- Companion: SB 2352.
Purpose / intent
- To amend section 533 of the Michigan Liquor Control Code (MCL 436.1533) to permit the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to issue a specially designated merchant (SDM) license, a specially designated distributor (SDD) license, or both, to a grocery store located on land owned by Schoolcraft College. The change is intended to enable a planned campus grocery/marketplace partnership (testified support: Schoolcraft College and Nino Salvaggio’s), with potential benefits to students (e.g., culinary programs).
Key provisions
- Modifies the list of approved business types eligible for SDM issuance (MCL 436.1533) to expressly allow issuance of an SDM, an SDD, or both to a private entity operating a grocery store on Schoolcraft College-owned land.
- Licenses issued under the bill remain subject to existing quota rules in section 533(4) or (5) (SDD quota: 1 per 3,000 population; SDM quota: 1 per 1,000 population, with enumerated exceptions and waiver provisions).
- The bill retains existing statutory conditions for SDM/SDD licensing (e.g., transfer/renewal rules, combinations with other license types, fee calculation rules where applicable).
Background on license types
- SDM: permits sale of beer, wine, and mixed spirit drinks in original packaging for off-premises consumption; commonly held by grocery stores and convenience retailers.
- SDD: permits retail sale of spirits for off-premises consumption.
Who is affected
- Primary: private grocery operators leasing or subleasing premises on Schoolcraft College property (including the proposed Nino Salvaggio’s marketplace).
- Secondary: Schoolcraft College (potential revenue if it operates/leases to an operator), local communities (quota impacts), and MLCC (minimal additional licensing activity).
Fiscal and procedural notes
- Nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency: minimal to no fiscal impact for state or local units; any additional MLCC fee revenue would be small. College could see additional revenue depending on sales volume.
- Committee report noted that HB 4595 and related HB 4282 were crafted to work together; earlier committee language indicated each bill could take effect only if both were enacted. (HB 4282 addresses on-premises restaurant liquor licensing on Schoolcraft land.)
- Current legislative status: passed House and under Senate committee consideration (Regulatory Affairs).
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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