# HB 5940 (2025-2026)

HB 5940 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6), in committee as of 2026-09-09; sponsored by [David Prestin](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf8-74f5-86a7-8484e8c0e191) and 14 others.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fcf8-734d-a1c9-99caf900400c>

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/5940](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fcfa-732d-ae22-06704d0f42ca)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)
- **in committee** (`bcleg:inCommittee`): [Senate Committee on Energy and Environment (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bda3-7572-a113-57b56b1e880c)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [David Prestin](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf8-74f5-86a7-8484e8c0e191)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5940](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fcf8-734d-a1c9-99c92e7f2bde)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5940](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-22d3-7247-b669-1dcbed04a52f)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [MCL 247.183](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-4420-73d7-8816-804f6578cf73)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5940
- `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; electronic transmission infrastructure; allow to use existing rights-of-way. Amends sec. 13 of 1925 PA 368 (MCL 247.183 ) & adds sec. 13a.
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Jennifer Wortz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcad-71fa-9334-8b872b05e2af)
  - [Joey Andrews](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcb0-7627-a3ba-0c40b9448b71)
  - [Mark A Tisdel](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc2-70ca-9d92-28bd99266a0c)
  - [Thomas Kuhn](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc4-734c-a9c2-a13bdacbfa9f)
  - [Douglas C Wozniak](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc6-733f-99d8-229a0d02453f)
  - [Alicia St. Germaine](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc9-7478-8055-0de7709c02a0)
  - [Luke Meerman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bce4-720c-8bdd-60df844e18a3)
  - [Timothy Beson](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bceb-70e7-a673-61aebbeb7f86)
  - [Gregory Alexander](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bced-77b4-9d98-bd1d0ac13a0f)
  - [Curtis S VanderWall](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf1-7095-982f-e20604bb11a0)
  - [Ken Borton](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf4-7647-bd99-6b60e77ee273)
  - [Cameron Cavitt](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf6-740f-9ee0-af24673da559)
  - [David Prestin](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf8-74f5-86a7-8484e8c0e191)
  - [Karl Bohnak](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf9-755b-b71c-e921eb9e66d6)
  - [Gregory Markkanen](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcfa-72ce-9271-f9508dbd3a10)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5940](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5940)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5940 (2025-2026)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [in committee](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusReferred)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2026-09-09 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5940) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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