Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HJRX: Higher education: state universities; exemption from local control, local input, and local zoning laws; eliminate. Amends sec. 5, art. VIII of the state constitution.
Status: In committee, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 5 of article VIII, to require the Regents of the University of Michigan to comply with local ordinances and local zoning requirements for any land acquired by the Regents of the University of Michigan on or after January 1, 2027. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to require the Regents of the University of Michigan to comply with local ordinances and local zoning requirements for any land acq.
From the introduced text, June 23, 2026:
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 5 of article VIII, to require the Regents of the University of Michigan to comply with local ordinances and local zoning requirements for any land acquired by the Regents of the University of Michigan on or after January 1, 2027. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to require the Regents of the University of Michigan to comply with local ordinances and local zoning requirements for any land acquired by the Regents of the University of Michigan on or after January 1, 2027, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state: ARTICLE VIII Sec. 5. (1) The regents of the University of Michigan and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Regents of the University of Michigan; the trustees of Michigan State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University; the governors of Wayne State University and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State University. Each Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), each board shall …