The 2025-26 Michigan Early Childhood Bill Tracker was last updated May 9, 2025.
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| Category | Bill Number and 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 | Creates new act for reporting mistreatment during the perinatal period. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 31 | Health facilities: hospitals; certain policies on patients who are giving birth; require a hospital to adopt. | Amends to clarify hospital requirements for patients who give birth. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy.. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). |
| 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. | Amends for reporting of medical malpractice related to perinatal services. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 33 | Probate: patient advocates; withholding life-sustaining treatment for a patient who is pregnant; | Clarifies that a patient’s pregnancy would not preclude a designated patient advocate from making life-sustaining treatment decisions for the patient. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 19-17-1 (4/17/2025). |
| 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. | Amends to include lactation status for the purpose of sex discrimination and harassment in the workplace | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 22-14-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 35 | Children: child abuse or child neglect; mandatory reporting of certain events at birth of a child; modify. | Amends to include requirements for mandatory reporting at birth of a newborn. | Referred to Senate Housing and Human Services Committee | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. |
| Health | SB 36 | Health: occupations; Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy; expand to include midwives. | Amends to include midwives as a part of Michigan’s essential health provider definition. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 37 | Insurance: health insurers; coverage for gynecological and perinatal services; require. | Amends to require health insurance covers perinatal services. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 27-9-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 38 | Human services: medical services; guidelines for coverage for perinatal and gynecological services. | Companion to SB 37 to provide guidelines for perinatal services coverage. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). |
| Health | SB 39 | Human services: medical services; medical assistance coverage for ultrasound procedures and fetal nonstress tests performed in certain locations. | Amends to provide for medical assistance coverage for ultrasound and fetal nonstress testing. | Referred to House Committee on Health Policy. | Senate Democrats’ Momnibus bill package; press release. Passed Senate 36-0-1 (4/17/2025). |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/26/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1 (3/13/2025) |
| Early Learning | SB 97 | Construction: other; exclusion of temporary 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. | Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (3/05/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1 (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 a child care center. | Referred to House Regulatory Reform Committee | Passed Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee (2/26/2025). Passed Senate 36-0-1 (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 | |
| Economic Stability | SB 309 | Human services: services or financial assistance; Rx Kids program | Establishes Rx Kids program and assigns program administration to MDHHS. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee | |
| Early Learning | SB 310 | 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 | |
| Early Learning | SB 311 | Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation | Mandates that child care provider reimbursements for the scholarship program (CDC) be adjusted annually for inflation. | Referred to Senate Housing & Human Services Committee | |
| 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 | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4056 | Individual income tax: other; child care savings program. | Creates a child care savings program. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4057 | Individual income tax: deductions; contributions to a child care savings account. | Companion to HB 4057 to provide guidelines for a child care savings program. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee | |
| Economic Stability | HB 4058 | Sales tax: exemptions; exemption for certain baby and toddler items. | Amends to exempt certain items from sales tax. | Referred to House Economic Competitiveness Committee | |
| 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 | |
| Category | Bill Number and Link to Full Text | Bill Title & Keywords | Bill Description | Bill Status | Notes |