Scope
House Bill 6137 of 2026 would create the data center community benefit agreement act. A person could not begin construction or operation of a data center unless the local unit of government and the Michigan Public Service Commission each approve a community benefit agreement for it and the owner or operator enters into the approved agreements; a local unit would have 90 days to approve or deny an application and could approve only if the conditions listed in the bill are met. The bill is tie-barred to other 2026 data center bills. It was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Government Operations on 25 June 2026, with no later action recorded as of 23 September 2026.
- Geographic scope
- Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Michigan Legislature
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 5 October 2026
Summary
House Bill 6137 of the 2025-2026 Michigan session would require a data center to have community benefit agreements approved by the local unit of government and by the Public Service Commission, and signed, before construction or operation could begin. It is a proposal, introduced and referred to the House Committee on Government Operations on 25 June 2026, and is not law.
What this does not establish
- Only the introduced text was opened; the full list of approval conditions is not restated.
- The bill is tie-barred to other data center bills (House Bills 6135 to 6142 and related requests); their enactment would also be needed.
- A tie-barred companion amending the Michigan zoning enabling act (House Bill 6136 of 2026) is not part of this record.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-6137
- House Bill 6137 of 2026, introduced text bill text quoted for scope