2023 Senate Bill 435 / Public Act 304

Children: services; reference to "children's ombudsman" in 1973 PA 116; amend to "child advocate".

An act to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 5a and 10 (MCL 722.115a and 722.120), section 5a as added by 1994 PA 205 and section 10 as amended by 2022 PA 69.

Introduced in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-5) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-3), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sue Shink (D-14), Paul Wojno (D-10), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Sylvia Santana (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Sept. 28, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 3, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 11, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 12, 2023

Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 12, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Oct. 24, 2023

Reported without amendment

Nov. 8, 2023

Passed in the House 98 to 11 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 13, 2023