HB 50812025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5081
Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.
In committee Last action June 23, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 30
- Prime sponsor
- Kathy Schmaltz
- Cosponsors (29)
- Alicia St. Germaine, Angela Rigas, Bill Schuette, Brian BeGole, Cameron Cavitt, Curtis VanderWall, David Prestin, Denise Mentzer, Douglas Wozniak, Gregory Markkanen, Jason Morgan, Jason Woolford, Jay DeBoyer, Jerry Neyer, John Roth, Joseph Fox, Joseph Pavlov, Julie Rogers, Luke Meerman, Matt Bierlein, Mike Harris, Mike Hoadley, Nancy DeBoer, Nancy Jenkins-Arno, Pat Outman, Reggie Miller, Rylee Linting, Timothy Beson, William Bruck
Status
In committee as of June 23, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Education and Workforce, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 1
June 18, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #229 Yeas 66 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 4Passed66-40
yes (66) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Brixie, Bruck, Cavitt, Coffia, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, Meerman, Mentzer, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Tate, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong
no (40) Arbit, Breen, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Carter, T., Conlin, DeSana, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Herzberg, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, MacDonell, McFall, McKinney, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Snyder, Steckloff, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Wilson, Wooden, Young
Timeline 14
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
| June 23, 2026 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| June 18, 2026 | House | transmitted |
| June 18, 2026 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #229 Yeas 66 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 |
| June 18, 2026 | House | read a third time |
| June 17, 2026 | House | placed on third reading |
| June 17, 2026 | House | substitute (H-1) adopted |
| June 17, 2026 | House | read a second time |
| June 10, 2026 | House | referred to second reading |
| June 10, 2026 | House | reported with recommendation without amendment |
| September 29, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced September 26, 2025 |
| September 26, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Education and Workforce |
| September 26, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| September 26, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Kathy Schmaltz |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.