103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill

SB 294

Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

In committee Last action July 29, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 6

Prime sponsor

Dayna Polehanki

Cosponsors (5)

Erika Geiss, Paul Wojno, Rosemary Bayer, Stephanie Chang, Sue Shink

Status

In committee as of July 29, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Judiciary, Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 2

July 3, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2Passed84-24

yes (84) Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Hall, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Koleszar, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Scott, Skaggs, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (24) Alexander, Beson, Bierlein, Bruck, Carra, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Green, P., Greene, J., Harris, Herzberg, Kelly, Kuhn, Maddock, Paquette, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Steele, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Wortz

Official roll call

September 18, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0Passed29-4

yes (29) Anthony, Bayer, Brinks, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Geiss, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lauwers, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Santana, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno

no (4) Albert, Bellino, Lindsey, McBroom

other (4) Bumstead, Damoose, Hauck, Runestad

Official roll call

Timeline 27

Date	Chamber	Action
July 29, 2026	Senate	ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
July 29, 2026	Senate	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE July 27, 2026 12:16 PM
July 29, 2026	Senate	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR July 21, 2026 1:10 PM
July 15, 2026	Senate	PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR July 14, 2026 10:50 AM
July 3, 2026	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
July 3, 2026	Senate	FULL TITLE AGREED TO
July 3, 2026	Senate	GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
July 3, 2026	House	returned to Senate
July 3, 2026	House	inserted full title
July 3, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
July 3, 2026	House	read a third time
July 2, 2026	House	placed on third reading
July 2, 2026	House	read a second time
July 2, 2026	House	placed on second reading
July 2, 2026	House	motion to discharge committee approved
July 2, 2026	House	rule suspended
September 18, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Judiciary
September 18, 2025	House	read a first time
September 18, 2025	House	received on September 18, 2025
September 18, 2025	Senate	PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
September 17, 2025	Senate	PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
September 17, 2025	Senate	REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
September 16, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
September 16, 2025	Senate	REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT September 11, 2025
June 11, 2025	Senate	SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: PAUL WOJNO
May 13, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
May 13, 2025	Senate	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI

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