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

HB 5979

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.

In committee Last action May 19, 2026: bill electronically reproduced May 14, 2026

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 12

Prime sponsor

Matt Maddock

Cosponsors (11)

Angela Rigas, Brad Paquette, Brian BeGole, Douglas Wozniak, Jason Woolford, Joseph Pavlov, Josh Schriver, Kathy Schmaltz, Ken Borton, Pat Outman, Tom Kunse

Status

In committee as of May 19, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Education and Workforce (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
May 19, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
May 14, 2026	House	read a first time
May 14, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Maddock

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