SB 4212025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 421
Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the vehicle code. Amends sec. 811j of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.811j). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0418'25, HB 4805'25, HB 4808'25
Passed a chamber Last action July 29, 2026: ASSIGNED PA 0061'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsor
- John Cherry
- Cosponsors (1)
- Kevin Hertel
Status
Passed a chamber as of July 29, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Government Operations, Senate Health Policy (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
July 3, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #301 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2Passed103-5
yes (103) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Grant, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wegela, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
no (5) Carra, DeSana, Fox, Greene, J., Steele
July 3, 2026State SenateROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 219 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed36-0
yes (36) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Geiss, Greene, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
September 25, 2025State SenatePASSED ROLL CALL # 237 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0Passed36-0
yes (36) Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Geiss, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Nesbitt, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Santana, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
other (1) Johnson
Timeline 32
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2026 | Senate | ASSIGNED PA 0061'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| July 29, 2026 | Senate | FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE July 23, 2026 11:56 AM |
| July 29, 2026 | Senate | APPROVED BY GOVERNOR July 21, 2026 1:18 PM |
| July 15, 2026 | Senate | PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR July 14, 2026 10:58 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 | Senate | ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 219 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | HOUSE AMENDED TITLE |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH 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 #301 Yeas 103 Nays 5 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 | substitute (H-1) adopted |
| 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 26, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Government Operations |
| September 26, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| September 25, 2025 | House | received on September 25, 2025 |
| September 25, 2025 | Senate | PASSED ROLL CALL # 237 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 |
| September 22, 2025 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING |
| September 22, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) |
| September 11, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
| September 11, 2025 | Senate | REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT September 10, 2025 |
| June 12, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY |
| June 12, 2025 | Senate | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.