103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5255

Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'25

In committee Last action June 25, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsor

Laurie Pohutsky

Cosponsors (15)

Angela Rigas, Carol Glanville, Denise Mentzer, Helena Scott, Jason Morgan, Jimmie Wilson, Julie Brixie, Julie Rogers, Kelly Breen, Matt Koleszar, Natalie Price, Regina Weiss, Sharon MacDonell, Stephanie Young, Tom Kunse

Status

In committee as of June 25, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Health Policy (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

June 23, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4Passed95-11

yes (95) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Tate, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanderWall, Wegela, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (11) Bruck, Carra, DeSana, Fox, Green, P., Greene, J., Outman, Steele, Thompson, VanWoerkom, Wortz

Official roll call

Timeline 15

Date	Chamber	Action
June 25, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
June 25, 2026	Senate	RULES SUSPENDED
June 23, 2026	House	transmitted
June 23, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
June 23, 2026	House	read a third time
June 23, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
June 23, 2026	House	placed on third reading
June 23, 2026	House	substitute (H-4) adopted and amended
June 23, 2026	House	read a second time
June 17, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 17, 2026	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
November 13, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Health Policy
November 12, 2025	House	read a first time
November 12, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.