Permit Application Revision Limits (HB5938)

Current understanding

HB5938 (103rd Michigan Legislature) amends Section 30307 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451, MCL 324.30307) to limit the number or scope of revisions an applicant may make to an environmental permit application. Section 30307 governs wetlands permit application requirements, so the change would constrain back-and-forth iteration between applicants and EGLE during review. The bill has passed one chamber.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-04 — Public employees and officers: state; designated job positions for state agencies that issue state permits; require. Creates new act.: cross-connection with permit-agency-designated-positions-hb5498: Both bills target permit-processing performance: HB5498 mandates staffing capacity for permit issuance, while HB5938 limits applicant revisions—two levers aimed at reducing permit backlogs. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-17 — Environmental protection: permits; deadline for the department to require changes to an application for certain permits; provide. Amends sec. 30306 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30306).: cross-connection with wetlands-permit-regulation: HB6038 (sec. 30306 EGLE change-request deadline) pairs with HB-amended sec. 30307 revision limits — together they compress both the applicant’s revision window and the agency’s window to demand changes. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-25 — Environmental protection: permits; revisions of permit applications; limit. Amends sec. 30307 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30307).: cross-connection with environmental-permit-approval-process: Both HB5938 and HB5937 amend MCL 324.30307; HB5938 focuses narrowly on limiting application revisions while HB5937 packages sec. 30307 into a broader approval-process overhaul. (novelty: 2)

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