Legislation Introduced June 17–19, 2025

Budget

HB 4654 Appropriations: supplemental; funding for Baraga County flooding; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

 

Civil Rights

HB 4664 Civil rights: speech and assembly; blocking a state highway while participating in an assembly of individuals; prohibit, and provide for a misdemeanor. Amends sec. 676b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676b).

SB 0427 Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271).

 

Courts

SB 0429 Courts: other; Antrim County trial court system; establish. Amends secs. 810a, 8151 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.810a et seq.) & adds sec. 8165.

 

Criminal Law

HB 4661 Law enforcement: communications; crime victim communication modernization act; create. Creates new act.

HB 4662 Crime victims: notices; notification to crime victims utilizing other communication technology under the crime victim communication modernization act; provide for. Amends 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.751 - 780.834) by adding sec. 3a.

SB 0430 Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl; modify to reflect changes in sentencing guidelines. Amends sec. 7401 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401).

SB 0431 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver heroin or fentanyl; amend. Amends sec. 13m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13m).

SB 0432 Criminal procedure: probation; probation for certain major controlled substances offenses; allow. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 771.1).

 

Education Law

HB 4665 Education: attendance; excused absence from public school for participating in events offered by the National FFA Organization, the Michigan FFA, a 4-H club, or other livestock-related activities; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1138a.

SB 0425 Higher education: community colleges; remission of new jobs credit from withholding to community college districts; clarify application to professional employer organizations. Amends secs. 161 & 163 of 1966 PA 331 (MCL 389.161 & 389.163).

SB 0426 Individual income tax: other; employment withholdings redirected from the state to certain community colleges for the new jobs training program; clarify application to professional employer organizations. Amends secs. 703, 705 & 711 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.703 et seq.).

 

Healthcare Law

HB 4655 Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; prohibit. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16149.

SB 0428 Health occupations: health professionals; licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; provide for. Amends secs. 7303a, 17001, 17011, 17501 & 17511 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds secs. 16325a, 17034, 17034a, 17034b, 17534, 17534a & 17534b.

 

Labor & Employment Law

HB 4656 Transportation: other; road construction projects that shut down all lanes of a road; prohibit. Amends sec. 1 of 1917 PA 165 (MCL 247.291).

HB 4657 Retirement: state police; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 24 of 1986 PA 182 (MCL 38.1624).

HB 4658 Retirement: judges; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 506 of 1992 PA 234 (MCL 38.2506).

HB 4659 Retirement: state employees; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 31 of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.31).

HB 4660 Retirement: public school employees; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 85 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1385).

 

Licensing & Regulation

HB 4663 Liquor: licenses; certain donations to nonprofits; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 1016.

 

Open Meetings

SB 0427 Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271).

 

State & Local Government

HB 4656 Transportation: other; road construction projects that shut down all lanes of a road; prohibit. Amends sec. 1 of 1917 PA 165 (MCL 247.291).

HB 4657 Retirement: state police; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 24 of 1986 PA 182 (MCL 38.1624).

HB 4658 Retirement: judges; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 506 of 1992 PA 234 (MCL 38.2506).

HB 4659 Retirement: state employees; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 31 of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.31).

HB 4660 Retirement: public school employees; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow. Amends sec. 85 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1385).

 

Tax

SB 0426 Individual income tax: other; employment withholdings redirected from the state to certain community colleges for the new jobs training program; clarify application to professional employer organizations. Amends secs. 703, 705 & 711 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.703 et seq.).