The 2025-26 Michigan Early Childhood Bill Tracker was last updated August 25, 2025.
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| Category | Bill Number & Link to Full Text | Bill Title & Keywords | Bill Description | Bill Status | Notes & Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | SB 30 | Civil rights: general discrimination; reporting procedures for mistreatment during perinatal period. | Part of Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Creates new act for reporting mistreatment during the perinatal period. | Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 31 | Health facilities: hospitals; certain policies on patients who are giving birth; require a hospital to adopt. | Part of Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to clarify hospital requirements for patients who give birth. | Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 32 | Insurance: health insurers; provision of information on medical malpractice insurance relating to perinatal care services to the department of health and human services; require on request. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends for reporting of medical malpractice related to perinatal services. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 33 | Probate: patient advocates; withholding life-sustaining treatment for a patient who is pregnant. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Clarifies that a patient’s pregnancy would not preclude a designated patient advocate from making life-sustaining treatment decisions for the patient. | Passed Senate 19-17-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to the House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Misc. | SB 34 | Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment; definition of sex; modify to include lactating status for employment situations and include pregnancy and lactating status for places of public accommodation or public service. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to include lactation status for the purpose of sex discrimination and harassment in the workplace. | Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to the House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 35 | Children: child abuse or child neglect, mandatory reporting of certain events at birth of a child; modify. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to include requirements for mndatory reporting at birth of a newborn. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 36 | Health: occupations; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include midwives. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to include midwives as a part of Michigan’s essential health provider definition. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 37 | Insurance: health insurers; coverage for gynecological and perinatal services; require. | Part of the Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to require health insurance covers perinatal services. | Passed Senate 27-9-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 38 | Human services: medical services; guidelines for coverage for perinatal and gynecological services; provide for. | Part of Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Companion to SB 37 to provide guidelines for perinatal services coverage. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Health | SB 39 | Human services: medical services; medical assistance coverage for ultrasound procedures and fetal nonstress tests performed in certain locations, provide for. | Part of Senate Democrats’ Momnibus Bill package. Amends to provide for medical assistance coverage for ultrasound and fetal nonstress testing. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Momnibus Bill Packge press release |
| Early Learning | SB 64 | Children: child care; passing along fees for criminal background checks to certain childcare employees to the employees; prohibit. | Amends to reduce fees for child care businesses associated with fingerprinting for staff. | Referred to Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 85 | Children: child care; fingerprint requirement for child care licensees; expand locations to obtain. | Amends existing laws to allow for more fingerprinting locations in Michigan. | Referred to Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/12/2025) | |
| Early Learning | SB 96 | Construction: other; installation of temporary locking devices or systems in child care centers; allow. | Amends to allow for temporary locking devices in a child care center. | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/26/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1. Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee (3/13/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 97 | Construction: other, exclusion of temporart locking devices or systems installed in child care centers; update under the fire prevention code. | Amends to allow for temporary locking devices in a child care center. | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (3/05/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1. Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee (3/13/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 98 | Construction: other; installation of temporary locking devices or systems in child care centers; require. | Amends to allow for temporary locking devices in child care centers. | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/26/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1. Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee (3/13/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | SB 308 | Individual income tax credit; working parent tax credit and advanced monthly payments of that credit. | Amends to introduce new tax credit of $5,500 for each qualified dependent aged four years or younger. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | SB309 | Human services: servoces or financial assistance; Rx kids program. | Establishes Rx kids program and assigns program administration to MDHHS. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB310 | Children: child care; tri-share child care program. | Amends child care regulations by establishing Tri-Share within MiLEAP. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 311 | Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. | Mandates that child care provider reimbursements for the scholarship program (CDC) be adjusted annually for inflation. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 312 | Children: child care; review and appeal process for certain violations of child care organization rules; require the department to establish. | Amends to establish a review and appeal process for determinations related to child care homerule violations | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 313 | Children: child care; education; fire; requirements for certain child care organizations and procedures for certain investigation. | Amends to establish standards for child care organizations and requirements for ISDs and local school districts. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (5/15/2025). | |
| Health | SB 414 | Insurance: health insurers; health benefits; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. | Amends to require that insureres provide coverage for group prenatal care services. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (7/01/2025). Referred to House Committee on Insurance. | |
| Health | SB 415 | Human Services: medical services; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. | Amends to require that HHS provide coverage under Medicaid for group prenatal care services. | Passed Senate 36-0-1 (7/01/2025). Referred to House Committee on Insurance. | |
| Health | SB 418 | Children: child abuse or child neglect; child abuse and neglect prevention act; modify. | Amends to establish the “children trust Michigan” board as an authonomous agency within HHS, defines “prevention partners”. | Referred to Senate Health Policy Committee (6/12/2025). | |
| Health | SB 420 | Civil rights: children: child abuse or child neglect; open meetings. | Allows the “children trust Michigan” state board to meet remotely under the open meetings act. | Referred to Senate Health Policy Committee (6/12/2025). | |
| Early Learning | SB 480 | Children: child care; definition of minor in the child care organizations act; modify. | Amends to define “child care center”, “child care staff member”, and “minor child”, defines child care terms | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee (7/17/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4055 | Individual income tax: credit, child tax credit. | Amends to establish a child tax credit equal to 50 percent of the federal credit. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4056 | Individual income tax: other; child care savings program | Creates a child care savings program | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4057 | Individual income tax: deductions; contributions to a child care savings account. | Companion to HB 4056 to provide guidelines for a child care savings program. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4058 | Sales tax: exemptions; exemption for certain baby and toddler items. | Amends to exempt certain itemms from use tax. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4059 | Use tax exemptions; exemption for certain baby and toddler items | Amends to exempt certain items from use tax | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (2/05/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4067 | Health: protection; safe delivery of newborns law; modify definition of newborn and allow surrender to a newborn safety device. | Amends the Safe Delivery of Newborns Law to define and regulate newborn safety devices and outline procedures and policies for the surrender of newborns using the devices. | Referred to House Committee on Families and Veterans (2/12/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4068 | Children: protection; reporting death of a newborn after surrender to a newborn safety devide; expand. | Amends to allow for reporting death of a newborn when surrendered to a newborn safety device | Referred to House Committee on Families and Veterans (2/12/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4069 | Children: protection; reference in Michigan penal code to surrender of a newborn under the newborn safe delivery law; revise. | Amends to add surrender of a newborn to a newborn safety device as an affirmative defense to prosecution of actual or suspected child abuse or child neglect | Referred to House Committee on Families and Veterans (2/12/2025). | |
| Early Learning | HB 4162 | Appropriations: school aid; appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for. | Amends to outline appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. | Passed House 59-49-0 (3/06/2025). Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations. | |
| Health | HB 4305 | Human services: food assistance; purchase of certain beverages with supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits; prohibit. | Amends to prohibit the purchase of certain beverages (soda) with SNAP benefits. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy (4/15/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4368 | Children: protection; reporting death of a newborn after surrender to a newborn safety devide; expand. | Amends death records and reporting requirements for children surrendered to newborn safety device. | Referred to House Committee on Families and Veterans (4/22/2025). | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4487 | Individual income tax: credit; working parent tax credit for cerrtain dependents; provide for. | Amends to allow for qualified taxpayers to claim a tax credit for qualified dependents; defines qualified taxpayers and dependents. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee (5/13/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4531 | Children: protection; continuing education for mandated reporters in child abuase and neglect detection; require. | Amends to require that all mandated reporters complete training in recognizing child abuse and neglect every 3 years. | Referred to House Committee on Families and Veterans (6/03/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4703 | Insurance: health insurers; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. | Amends to require that insurers provider coverage for group prenatal care services. | Referred to House Committee on Insurance (7/01/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4704 | Human Services: medical services; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. | Amends to require that coverage be provided under the medical asisstance program for group prenatal care services. | Referred to House Committee on Insurance (6/26/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4739 | Human services: medical services; coverage for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and treatment of autism spectrum disorders; require. | Amends to require that age limits not be imposed on coverage under the medical assistance program for diasnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. | Referred to House Committee on Insurance (7/15/2025). | |
| Health | HB 4740 | Insurance: health insurers; required coverage for autism spectrum disorders; modify. | Amends to require that insurers provide coverage for the disanosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. | Referred to House Committee on Insurance (7/15/2025). |