SB 3492025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 349
Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).
Passed a chamber Last action December 23, 2025: ASSIGNED PA 0057'25
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsor
- Dayna Polehanki
- Cosponsors (4)
- Erika Geiss, Jeff Irwin, Mallory McMorrow, Rosemary Bayer
Status
Passed a chamber as of December 23, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Government Operations, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
December 16, 2025State SenateROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed35-0
yes (35) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
December 11, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed101-0
yes (101) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, B., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Dievendorf, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Prestin, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
August 13, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0Passed33-0
yes (33) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Santana, Shink, Singh, Theis, Webber, Wojno
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | ASSIGNED PA 0057'25 |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE December 23, 2025 12:06 PM |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | APPROVED BY GOVERNOR December 23, 2025 10:36 AM |
| December 23, 2025 | Senate | PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR December 18, 2025 9:50 AM |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | ORDERED ENROLLED |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | FULL TITLE AGREED TO |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| December 11, 2025 | House | returned to Senate |
| December 11, 2025 | House | inserted full title |
| December 11, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 |
| December 11, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| December 10, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| December 10, 2025 | House | substitute (H-1) adopted |
| December 10, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| December 10, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| December 10, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) |
| November 6, 2025 | House | recommendation concurred in |
| November 6, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Education and Workforce |
| August 13, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Government Operations |
| August 13, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| August 13, 2025 | House | received on August 13, 2025 |
| August 13, 2025 | Senate | PASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) June 17, 2025 |
| June 5, 2025 | Senate | SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: ROSEMARY BAYER |
| June 4, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
| June 4, 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.