Construction: permits; acoustic engineering report for data center; require to receive building permit. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 10a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135’26, HB 6140’26, HB 6141’26, HB 6137’26, HB 6138’26, HB 6142’26
Key claim: HB6139 would require data centers to submit an acoustic engineering report as a prerequisite for obtaining a building permit under Michigan’s construction code.
Abstract
(HB6139 · 103rd Legislature) Construction: permits; acoustic engineering report for data center; require to receive building permit. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 10a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135’26, HB 6140’26, HB 6141’26, HB 6137’26, HB 6138’26, HB 6142’26 Latest action (2026-06-30): Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/25/2026
Why this matters
Michigan is layering a multi-statute regulatory framework around data centers — combining zoning oversight, community benefit agreements, and now a construction-code prerequisite requiring an acoustic engineering report before a building permit issues. For developers, this raises the pre-construction compliance cost and formalizes noise mitigation as a permit gate; for host communities and neighbors, it creates a standardized acoustic record that can inform local review. Because the bills are tie-barred, none of these requirements take effect unless the package moves together.