2025SB 686

Giving Farmers Flexibility in Conservation Easements

2025 - Michigan House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill allows landowners to partially relinquish land from conservation easements under certain conditions. It restores some property rights and flexibility to farmers and landowners who have entered into restrictive agreements with the government. CPAC supports strengthening property rights and flexibility for landowners and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-12-16 by a vote of 103-3. The bill later became law.

103

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 110

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Greg Alexander MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Joey Andrews MI	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Joseph Aragona MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Noah Arbit MI	Democrat	7%	Conservative
Brian BeGole MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Timothy Beson MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Matt Bierlein MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Karl Bohnak MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Ann Bollin MI	Republican	88%	Conservative
Ken Borton MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Kelly Breen MI	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Julie Brixie MI	Democrat	16%	Conservative
William Bruck MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Erin Byrnes MI	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Steve Carra MI	Republican	93%	Leftist
Brenda Carter MI	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Tyrone Carter MI	Democrat	19%	Conservative
Cameron Cavitt MI	Republican	89%	Conservative
Betsy Coffia MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Jennifer Conlin MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Nancy DeBoer MI	Republican	79%	Conservative
Jay DeBoyer MI	Republican	91%	Conservative
James DeSana MI	Republican	89%	Conservative
Emily Dievendorf MI	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Kimberly Edwards MI	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Parker Fairbairn MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Alabas Farhat MI	Democrat	17%	Conservative
John Fitzgerald MI	Democrat	12%	Conservative
Morgan Foreman MI	Democrat	20%	Conservative
Joseph Fox MI	Republican	92%	Conservative
Steve Frisbie MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Alicia St. Germaine MI	Republican	84%	Conservative
Carol Glanville MI	Democrat	6%	Conservative
Kristian Grant MI	Democrat	5%	Conservative
Phil Green MI	Republican	79%	Conservative
Jaime Greene MI	Republican	89%	Did Not Vote
Matt Hall MI	Republican	86%	Conservative
Mike Harris MI	Republican	87%	Conservative
Peter Herzberg MI	Democrat	29%	Conservative
Mike Hoadley MI	Republican	87%	Conservative
Kara Hope MI	Democrat	18%	Conservative
Jason Hoskins MI	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Nancy Jenkins-Arno MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Gina Johnsen MI	Republican	89%	Conservative
Tim Kelly MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Matt Koleszar MI	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Thomas Kuhn MI	Republican	85%	Conservative
Tom Kunse MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Tullio Liberati MI	Democrat	23%	Conservative
Sarah Lightner MI	Republican	85%	Conservative
Rylee Linting MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Matt Longjohn MI	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Sharon MacDonell MI	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Matt Maddock MI	Republican	93%	Leftist
Gregory Markkanen MI	Republican	83%	Conservative
David Martin MI	Republican	81%	Conservative
Jasper Martus MI	Democrat	12%	Conservative
Mike McFall MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Donavan McKinney MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Luke Meerman MI	Republican	92%	Conservative
Denise Mentzer MI	Democrat	16%	Conservative
Reggie Miller MI	Democrat	13%	Conservative
Jason Morgan MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Mike Mueller MI	Republican	77%	Conservative
Cynthia Neeley MI	Democrat	12%	Did Not Vote
Jerry Neyer MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Amos O'Neal MI	Democrat	15%	Conservative
Pat Outman MI	Republican	88%	Conservative
Veronica Paiz MI	Democrat	7%	Conservative
Brad Paquette MI	Republican	91%	Conservative
Joseph Pavlov MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Tonya Myers Phillips MI	Democrat	29%	Conservative
Laurie Pohutsky MI	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Bryan Posthumus MI	Republican	88%	Conservative
David Prestin MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Natalie Price MI	Democrat	6%	Conservative
Ranjeev Puri MI	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Carrie Rheingans MI	Democrat	7%	Conservative
Angela Rigas MI	Republican	91%	Conservative
Ron Robinson MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Julie Rogers MI	Democrat	13%	Conservative
John Roth MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Kathy Schmaltz MI	Republican	76%	Conservative
Josh Schriver MI	Republican	93%	Conservative
Bill Schuette MI	Republican	84%	Conservative
Helena Scott MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Phil Skaggs MI	Democrat	8%	Conservative
Bradley Slagh MI	Republican	87%	Conservative
Rachelle Smit MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Will Snyder MI	Democrat	18%	Conservative
Samantha Steckloff MI	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Donni Steele MI	Republican	91%	Conservative
Joe Tate MI	Democrat	21%	Conservative
Jamie Thompson MI	Republican	78%	Conservative
Mark Tisdel MI	Republican	80%	Conservative
Penelope Tsernoglou MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Curtis VanderWall MI	Republican	83%	Conservative
Greg VanWoerkom MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Dylan Wegela MI	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Regina Weiss MI	Democrat	9%	Conservative
Pauline Wendzel MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Karen Whitsett MI	Democrat	27%	Did Not Vote
Jimmie Wilson MI	Democrat	10%	Conservative
Angela Witwer MI	Democrat	37%	Conservative
Stephen Wooden MI	Democrat	31%	Did Not Vote
Jason Woolford MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Jennifer Wortz MI	Republican	94%	Conservative
Douglas Wozniak MI	Republican	82%	Conservative
Mai Xiong MI	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Stephanie Young MI	Democrat	14%	Conservative