# HB 5540 (2025-2026)

HB 5540 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6), in committee as of 2026-02-19; sponsored by [Brad Paquette](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcaf-76c8-83e6-23e6e681a207) and 1 other.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-de9a-7712-b76c-d0484dc337f4>

Within: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mi-legislature-measure 2025-2026/HB/5540](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-de9f-70e3-a5d4-a5f35424cb7c)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)
- **in committee** (`bcleg:inCommittee`): [House Committee on Government Operations (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-be16-70f3-9a0d-13cd96afc1db)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [Brad Paquette](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcaf-76c8-83e6-23e6e681a207)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5540](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-de9a-7712-b76c-d047ad96f5c8)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5540](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-223e-731f-ab90-080f8ab16c8b)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [MCL 460.562](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-23d2-71b3-a455-5c24fdc7050c)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5540
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationType`: [bill](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/bill)
- `schema:name`: Public utilities: electric utilities; certificate of public convenience and necessity; allow qualified transmission companies to obtain. Amends sec. 2 of 1995 PA 30 (MCL 460.562 ). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5538'26 , HB 5539'26
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Brad Paquette](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcaf-76c8-83e6-23e6e681a207)
  - [Luke Meerman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bce4-720c-8bdd-60df844e18a3)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5540](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5540)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5540 (2025-2026)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [in committee](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusReferred)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2026-02-19 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5540) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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Cite as: HB 5540 (2025-2026). bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc12, 2026-09-27. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-de9a-7712-b76c-d0484dc337f4
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