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

HB 5648

Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i.

In committee Last action September 9, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 18

Prime sponsor

Jason Woolford

Cosponsors (17)

Cameron Cavitt, David Prestin, Gregory Alexander, Gregory Markkanen, Jennifer Wortz, Jerry Neyer, Josh Schriver, Ken Borton, Matt Bierlein, Matt Maddock, Mike Hoadley, Pat Outman, Ron Robinson, Tim Kelly, Timothy Beson, Tom Kunse, William Bruck

Status

In committee as of September 9, 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

August 26, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12Passed59-39

yes (59) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (39) Breen, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Dievendorf, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Snyder, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 13

Date	Chamber	Action
September 9, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
September 9, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
August 26, 2026	House	transmitted
August 26, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12
August 26, 2026	House	read a third time
July 1, 2026	House	placed on third reading
July 1, 2026	House	read a second time
June 24, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 24, 2026	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
March 4, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced March 3, 2026
March 3, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
March 3, 2026	House	read a first time
March 3, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Jason Woolford

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