Here is what has happened in Lansing in the most recent week of legislative activity:
Signed into Law
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Votes
02/19/26: Senate Vote #17: SB 584: Make optional the current requirement that employers withhold income tax on retirement benefits. (Jeff Irwin) – On passage Passed 33 – 1 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: Senate Vote #16: SB 583: Allow taxpayers to opt to receive Treasury correspondence via email (Mary Cavanagh) – On passage Passed 32 – 2 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: Senate Vote #15: SB 591: Companion to SB 590 (Stephanie Chang) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: Senate Vote #14: SB 590: Legal immunity for persons providing emergency bleeding control (Rick Outman) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #47: HB 4079: Reinstate / increase income eligibility cap on special assessment deferment program (Bill Schuette) – On passage Passed 98 – 10 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #46: HB 4080: Reinstate / increase income eligibility cap on special assessment deferment program (Mike Hoadley) – On passage Passed 98 – 10 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #45: HB 4079: Reinstate / increase income eligibility cap on special assessment deferment program (Bill Schuette) – On passage Passed 96 – 12 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #44: HB 4402: Create informational materials on cytomegalovirus (Curtis VanderWall) – On passage Passed 102 – 6 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #43: HB 4279: Create a “Michigan National Guard apprenticeship program” (Jaime Greene) – On passage Passed 99 – 9 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/19/26: House Vote #42: HB 5317: Allow small counties to have smaller parks commissions (Cameron Cavitt) – On passage Passed 108 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #41: HB 4981: Revise terminology relating to licensed counseling professionals (Parker Fairbairn) – On passage Passed 109 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #40: HB 5220: Require mandatory child abuse reporters to take continual classes (Angela Rigas) – On passage Passed 108 – 1 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #39: HB 4530: Require release of mental health records to DHHS employees conducting child abuse investigations (Laurie Pohutsky) – On passage Passed 108 – 1 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #38: HB 5039: Companion to HB 5035 (John Roth) – On passage Passed 88 – 21 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #37: HB 5038: Companion to HB 5035 (Alicia St. Germaine) – On passage Passed 60 – 49 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #36: HB 5037: Companion to HB 5035 (John Roth) – On passage Passed 61 – 48 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #35: HB 5036: Companion to HB 5035 (Samantha Steckloff) – On passage Passed 60 – 49 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
02/18/26: House Vote #34: HB 5035: Create crime of “fertility fraud” (John Roth) – On passage Passed 61 – 48 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
New Bills
02/18/26: HB 5517: Give beverage distributors a tax credit for lost money from bottle deposits (Joseph Aragona)
02/18/26: HB 5518: Allow airports to serve alcohol 24 hours a day (Joseph Aragona)
02/18/26: HB 5519: Roll back income tax to 3.9% (Brad Paquette)
02/18/26: HB 5520: Reinstate Michigan's repealed 3rd grade reading requirement law (Brad Paquette)
02/18/26: HB 5521: Prohibit organ transplant coverage if the organ is from a country “known for organ harvesting” (Jennifer Wortz)
02/18/26: HB 5522: Revise details of physician's assistant licensing (Luke Meerman)
02/18/26: HB 5523: Mandate insurers offer discount for seniors to take a traffic safety class (Veronica Paiz)
02/18/26: HB 5524: Allow businesses to be reimbursed by taxpayers for lost revenue due to road construction (Julie Rogers)
02/18/26: HB 5525: Waive abandoned vehicle fee for low-income people (Emily Dievendorf)
02/18/26: HB 5526: Prohibit monopoly utilities from charging fees unless authorized by the MPSC (Regina Miller)
02/18/26: HB 5527: Legalize harassing police (Tonya Myers-Phillips)
02/18/26: HB 5528: “Clarify” that peaceful protesting is not rioting (Laurie Pohutsky)
02/18/26: HB 5529: Prohibit local zoning laws from imposing a minimum parcel size for single-family homes (Kristian Grant)
02/18/26: HB 5530: Prohibit local zoning laws from imposing a minimum parcel size for single-family homes (Jennifer Wortz)
02/18/26: HB 5531: Require local governments develop a form for submitting site plans (Cynthia Neeley)
02/18/26: HB 5532: Revise signature requirements for protest petitions on proposed zoning laws (Joseph Aragona)
02/19/26: HB 5533: Revise detail of definition of “school zone” (Gregory Alexander)
02/19/26: HB 5534: New law to require bureaucrats submit reports to legislature on regulatory burden (Karl Bohnak)
02/19/26: HB 5535: Allow a local inspector to also work as a plumber while serving (Gregory Alexander)
02/19/26: HB 5536: Clarify definition of “wetland” (David Martin)
02/19/26: HB 5537: Ban new drug “kratom” (Cameron Cavitt)
02/19/26: HB 5538: Repeal and replace energy transmission infrastructure regulations (Luke Meerman)
02/19/26: HB 5539: Companion to HB 5538 (Brad Paquette)
02/19/26: HB 5540: Companion to HB 5538 (Brad Paquette)
02/19/26: HB 5541: Temporarily modify worker's comp benefit calculations (Pat Outman)
02/19/26: HB 5542: Allow liens on trailer homes (Pat Outman)
02/19/26: HB 5543: Increase amount of money that can be put in the “grade crossing surface account” (road-rail crossings) (Donni Steele)
02/19/26: HB 5544: New “money transmission modernization act” to impose many regulations on Venmo, Paypal, etc. (Sarah Lightner)
02/19/26: HB 5545: Companion to HB 5544 (David Martin)
02/19/26: HB 5546: Companion to HB 5544 (Brenda Carter)
02/19/26: HB 5547: Companion to HB 5544 (William Snyder)
02/19/26: HB 5548: Companion to HB 5544 (Sarah Lightner)
02/19/26: HB 5549: Companion to HB 5544 (Mark Tisdel)
02/19/26: HB 5550: Companion to HB 5544 (Bill Schuette)
02/19/26: HB 5551: Revise detail of requirements for backflow prevention testing (plumbing) (Mark Tisdel)
02/19/26: HB 5552: Allow “prepayment penalties” on certain business loans (Mark Tisdel)
02/19/26: HB 5553: Prohibit property condemnations for CO2 pipelines (Joseph Pavlov)
02/19/26: HB 5554: Make schools liable for “harassment” (Emily Dievendorf)
02/19/26: HB 5555: Make schools liable for “harassment” (Laurie Pohutsky)
02/19/26: HB 5556: Allow purchase of “wetland credits” (Steve Frisbie)
02/19/26: HCR 5: Provide for address from Gretchen Whitmer (Bryan Posthumus)
02/18/26: HR 245: Designate an awareness month (Jamie Thompson)
02/18/26: HR 246: Designate an awareness week (Ranjeev Puri)
02/19/26: HR 247: Designate an awareness week (Sarah Lightner)
02/19/26: HR 248: Designate an awareness day (John Roth)
02/19/26: HR 249: Make multiple significant changes to House Rules (Ann Bollin)
02/18/26: SB 786: Impose regulations on tobacco vaping paraphernalia (Jeff Irwin)
02/18/26: SB 787: Impose regulations on marijuana paraphernalia (Jeff Irwin)
02/18/26: SB 788: Impose regulations on marijuana paraphernalia (Jeff Irwin)
02/18/26: SB 789: Create new "benefit corporation" business entity and establish requirements (Sean McCann)
02/18/26: SB 790: Put up to $250,000 tax money into a corporate welfare scheme (Michael Webber)
02/19/26: SB 791: Name a road (John Cherry)
02/19/26: SB 792: Revise details of a corporate welfare scheme (Paul Wojno)
02/19/26: SB 793: Revise details of a corporate welfare scheme (Paul Wojno)
02/19/26: SB 794: Ban landlords from using information to set rent prices (Sara Anthony)
02/19/26: SB 795: Mandate landlords report “positive rental payment” info to credit bureaus (Sara Anthony)
02/19/26: SR 97: Designate an awareness day (Mark Huizenga)
