Bill Text: MI HB6258 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: State management: purchasing; commercial-off-the-shelf software products; prohibit the acquisition of under certain circumstances.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-08-27 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/26/2026 [HB6258 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-HB6258-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 6258

August 26, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Kelly, Steele and Kuhn and referred to Committee on Communications and Technology. - Title: Intro, sponsors, and referral

A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

"The management and budget act,"

(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 261h.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 261h. (1) The department shall not contract with a vendor for a commercial-off-the-shelf product if the potential vendor would need to write software code to enable the product to meet the requirements and specifications of the applicable state agency work procured under the contract and 1 or both of the following conditions apply:

(a) The contract would involve labor costs that exceed the base price of the commercial-off-the-shelf product, including, but not limited to, licensing and hosting fees.

(b) The potential vendor is not able to provide more than 1 example of successful implementation of the commercial-off-the-shelf product.

(2) As used in this section, "commercial-off-the-shelf product" means a software product that is commercially ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public.

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