Michigan Senate Bill SB0683

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 10/30/25
• Refer: 10/30/25

Caption

Economic development: other; Michigan broadband development authority act; amend to reflect elimination of the Michigan strategic fund. Amends sec. 3 of 2002 PA 49 (MCL 484.3203) & repeals sec. 6 of 2002 PA 49 (MCL 484.3206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0631'25

Summary

SB 683 updates the Michigan Broadband Development Authority Act to reflect a reorganization of state agencies and the elimination of the Michigan Strategic Fund. The bill revises the act’s definitions so that, beginning December 28, 2008, the term “authority” is split among the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the Michigan Public Service Commission, and the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget depending on the function involved. It also updates the definition of “board” to mean the authority itself after that date, while leaving the act’s core broadband-related definitions intact. The bill continues to define broadband infrastructure broadly to include facilities, hardware, software, and other intellectual property needed to provide voice, video, and data services, and it retains the act’s financing framework for development costs, bonds, and capital reserve funds. It also repeals Section 6 of the underlying act. The measure is tie-barred to SB 631, meaning it would not take effect unless that related bill is enacted into law.

Impact

If enacted, SB 683 would amend the Michigan Broadband Development Authority Act by changing which state entities carry out the authority’s powers and duties after the 2008 executive reorganization. It would shift administration away from the former Michigan Strategic Fund structure and align the statute with current agency responsibilities, while preserving the authority’s ability to support broadband development projects, financing, and related infrastructure costs. The bill also repeals a section of the act, which would remove obsolete statutory language.

Sentiment

The available record suggests the bill is largely administrative and technical in nature, with no recorded committee testimony or votes showing significant opposition or support. The caption indicates the purpose is to reflect the elimination of the Michigan Strategic Fund, suggesting the measure was intended as a conforming update rather than a policy change. Because there are no transcripts or vote tallies provided, the overall sentiment can only be characterized as neutral and procedural.

Contention

The main point of contention, insofar as the bill text reveals any, is structural rather than substantive: it reallocates authority among state agencies and repeals a section of law tied to the prior organizational framework. The tie-bar to SB 631 is also notable, because SB 683 cannot take effect unless that companion bill becomes law, making the two measures dependent on one another. No specific stakeholder objections or competing policy positions are documented in the provided materials.