HB 51542025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5154
Education: athletics; admission fee for middle school and high school interscholastic athletic activities; allow for cash as accepted form of payment. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.
In committee Last action January 27, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 10
- Prime sponsor
- Rachelle Smit
- Cosponsors (9)
- Ann Bollin, Bradley Slagh, Denise Mentzer, Jaime Greene, Jason Woolford, Jay DeBoyer, Joseph Pavlov, Ken Borton, Pat Outman
Status
In committee as of January 27, 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
January 22, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #20 Yeas 85 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 8Passed85-17
yes (85) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Carter, B., Cavitt, Coffia, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Puri, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
no (17) Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, T., Conlin, Edwards, Foreman, Glanville, Hope, Koleszar, McFall, Paiz, Price, Rheingans, Rogers, Tate, Tsernoglou, Weiss
Timeline 13
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| January 22, 2026 | House | transmitted |
| January 22, 2026 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #20 Yeas 85 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 |
| January 22, 2026 | House | read a third time |
| January 21, 2026 | House | placed on third reading |
| January 21, 2026 | House | read a second time |
| December 17, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| December 17, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation without amendment |
| October 29, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced October 28, 2025 |
| October 28, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Education and Workforce |
| October 28, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| October 28, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Rachelle Smit |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.