SENATE BILL NO. 515

September 03, 2025, Introduced by Senators CHANG and IRWIN and referred to Committee on Housing and Human Services.

A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled

"An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,"

(MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1e.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1e. (1) A landlord must install at least 1 operational carbon monoxide device in every rental unit that has a fuel-fired appliance or is adjacent to an enclosed garage.

(2) A landlord that violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Carbon monoxide device" means a device that detects carbon monoxide, alerts occupants via a distinct and audible signal that is either self-contained in the unit or activated via a system connection, and is certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to conform to the latest standards of the underwriters laboratories standards.

(b) "Operational" means working and in service.