2025 House Bill 4530

Mental health: other; deadline for mental health professionals to release mental health records or information pertinent to child abuse or neglect investigation to the department; modify.

A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 748a (MCL 330.1748a), as added by 1998 PA 497.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bill No. 4530 amends the Michigan Mental Health Code to expedite and clarify the release of mental health records for child abuse or neglect investigations, overriding certain confidentiality privileges and providing legal immunity for good faith disclosures.

Introduced in the House

June 3, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Regina Weiss (D-5), Angela Rigas (R-79), Kara Hope (D-74), Mike McFall (D-14), Natalie Price (D-6), Kelly Breen (D-21), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Tom Kunse (R-100), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Mike Mueller (R-72), Stephanie Young (D-16), Noah Arbit (D-20) and Helena Scott (D-8)

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans

Dec. 9, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Feb. 18, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 1 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Feb. 24, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services