LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Roger Victory on Thursday introduced legislation to streamline Michigan’s business permitting process.
“In the midst of a challenging economic environment for Michigan businesses, we must take this opportunity to cut red tape, ease bureaucratic barriers, and streamline the process of doing business here in Michigan,” said Victory, R-Hudsonville. “Developing a one-stop shop for businesses to handle permitting issues would make the process easier to navigate for companies and help create more good-paying jobs here in Michigan.”
Senate Bill 279 would create the Office of Business Permitting Support. This would be a one-stop shop for permitting, licensing, certification and regulatory information. Additionally, the office would help new businesses get started here in Michigan and submit recommendations to improve the permitting process to the governor and the Legislature no later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.
According to Site Selection’s 2024 Top State Business Climate Rankings, Michigan faces significant regional competition, as Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are all ranked ahead.
“Creating the Office of Business Permitting Support would make Michigan more competitive regionally and support our Michigan businesses,” Victory said.
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