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

SB 523

Children: parental rights; grounds for the department to submit a petition for the court to have authority and jurisdiction over a juvenile; include human trafficking violations. Amends sec. 18 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.638).

In committee Last action September 9, 2025: SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: DAYNA POLEHANKI

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsor

Stephanie Chang

Cosponsors (6)

Dayna Polehanki, John Damoose, Mallory McMorrow, Mary Cavanagh, Michael Webber, Rosemary Bayer

Status

In committee as of September 9, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

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

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 3

Date	Chamber	Action
September 9, 2025	Senate	SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: DAYNA POLEHANKI
September 4, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
September 4, 2025	Senate	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG

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