Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB4085: Land use: zoning and growth management; mining cryptocurrency inside of an area that is zoned for industrial use; allow. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 515.
Status: In committee, July 1, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 2006 PA 110, entitled "Michigan zoning enabling act," (MCL 125.3101 to 125.3702) by adding section 515.
From the introduced text, February 13, 2025:
A bill to amend 2006 PA 110, entitled "Michigan zoning enabling act," (MCL 125.3101 to 125.3702) by adding section 515. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 515. (1) In an industrial zone, digital asset mining is a permitted use of property and not subject to special land use or conditional use approval. (2) A local unit of government shall not set a specific limit on decibels generated from a digital mining business other than any applicable general limits set for sound pollution that apply to industrial zones. (3) A local unit of government shall not impose any zoning restriction, requirement, or imposition on a digital asset mining business that is not a restriction, requirement, or imposition for a data center located in the same zoning district. (4) As used in this section: (a) "Blockchain" means data that is both of the following: (i) Shared across a network to create a ledger of verified transactions or information among network participants linked using cryptography to maintain the integrity of the ledger and to execute other functions. (ii) Distributed among network participants in an automated fashion to concurrently update network participants on the state of the ledger and any other functions. (b) "Blockchain protocol" means any executable software deployed to a blockchain composed of a source code that is publicly …
Sponsors
- Posthumus, Bryan (R, 90) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Rep. Ron Robinson removed as cosponsor
- : re-referred to Committee on Communications and Technology
- : placed on second reading
- : motion to discharge committee approved
- : rule suspended
- : referred to Committee on Government Operations
- : placed on second reading
- : motion to discharge committee approved
- : rule suspended
- : bill electronically reproduced 02/13/2025
Subjects: Land use: zoning and growth management
Common questions
- What is HB4085?
- HB4085 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Land use: zoning and growth management; mining cryptocurrency inside of an area that is zoned for industrial use; allow. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 515.
- What does HB4085 do?
- In its own words: To amend 2006 PA 110, entitled "Michigan zoning enabling act," (MCL 125.3101 to 125.3702) by adding section 515.
- What is the status of HB4085?
- In committee as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Rep. Ron Robinson removed as cosponsor (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4085?
- Posthumus, Bryan (R, 90).
- Where is the official record for HB4085?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4085
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