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

HB 5819

Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f).

In committee Last action June 16, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 6

Prime sponsor

Kathy Schmaltz

Cosponsors (5)

Joseph Aragona, Luke Meerman, Matt Bierlein, Mike Harris, Tim Kelly

Status

In committee as of June 16, 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 10, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #203 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4Passed56-50

yes (56) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., 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, Wendzel, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (50) Andrews, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, DeSana, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Herzberg, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Liberati, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Snyder, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 13

Date	Chamber	Action
June 16, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
June 16, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
June 10, 2026	House	transmitted
June 10, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #203 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
June 10, 2026	House	read a third time
June 9, 2026	House	placed on third reading
June 9, 2026	House	read a second time
May 20, 2026	House	referred to second reading
May 20, 2026	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
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. 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.