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

HB 5803

Children: child care; child care licensing rules; exempt for certain centers operating preschool classrooms. Amends sec. 1 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111).

In committee Last action September 9, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsor

Matt Bierlein

Cosponsors (6)

Bill Schuette, Gregory Alexander, Jerry Neyer, Ken Borton, Tim Kelly, 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 Housing and Human Services (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

August 26, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #357 Yeas 56 Nays 42 Excused 0 Not Voting 12Passed56-42

yes (56) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, 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 (42) Breen, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Dievendorf, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Greene, J., Herzberg, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Liberati, 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 14

Date	Chamber	Action
September 9, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 #357 Yeas 56 Nays 42 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	substitute (H-1) adopted
July 1, 2026	House	read a second time
June 24, 2026	House	referred to second reading
June 24, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
April 21, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
April 16, 2026	House	read a first time
April 16, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Matthew Bierlein

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