Drain code and drainage districts

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-09-01 — Drains: maintenance and improvement; regulations regarding replacement of drain pipes; modify. Amends sec. 196 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.196).: 2026 — House bill introduced to amend sec. 196 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.196), modifying regulations governing maintenance, improvement, and replacement of drain pipes within drainage districts. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2026-09-01 — Drains: other; certain disclosures regarding drain projects; require. Amends secs. 71 & 121 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.71 & 280.121).: 2025 — HB 6324 introduced: would amend secs. 71 & 121 of the Drain Code of 1956 (MCL 280.71 & 280.121) to require drain officials to make specified disclosures about drain projects. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2026-06-16 — Zezula v Brown: Zezula v Brown (Mich Sup Ct) held that a governmental agency owning a damaged sewer line cannot be sued for monetary damages in circuit court under the MISS DIG Act; the sole remedy preserving the abrogation of governmental immunity is a complaint to the Michigan Public Service Commission. (novelty: 3)