HB 48362025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4836
Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0349'25
Enacted Last action December 31, 2025: assigned PA 56'25
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsor
- Brad Paquette
- Cosponsors (7)
- Douglas Wozniak, Gregory Markkanen, Jamie Thompson, Jason Woolford, Jennifer Wortz, Pat Outman, Tom Kunse
Status
Enacted as of December 31, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Education and Workforce (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 2
December 16, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed32-3
yes (32) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Daley, Damoose, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
December 11, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #326 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed101-0
yes (101) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Dievendorf, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Prestin, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
Timeline 30
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | House | assigned PA 56'25 |
| December 31, 2025 | House | filed with Secretary of State December 23, 2025 12:04 PM |
| December 31, 2025 | House | approved by the Governor December 23, 2025 10:34 AM |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION |
| December 18, 2025 | House | presented to the Governor December 18, 2025 03:06 PM |
| December 17, 2025 | House | bill ordered enrolled |
| December 17, 2025 | House | full title agreed to |
| December 17, 2025 | House | returned from Senate without amendment with full title |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | RETURNED TO HOUSE |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | INSERTED FULL TITLE |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | PASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED |
| December 11, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| December 11, 2025 | House | title amended |
| December 11, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #326 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 |
| December 11, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| December 10, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| December 10, 2025 | House | substitute (H-1) adopted |
| December 10, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| December 10, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| December 10, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) |
| September 9, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced September 4, 2025 |
| September 4, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Education and Workforce |
| September 4, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| September 4, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Brad Paquette |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.