2025 House Bill 5267

Veterans: veterans' homes; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman; require to notify certain entities and individuals after deciding to investigate a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans' facility.

A bill to amend 2016 PA 198, entitled “An act to create the office of the Michigan veterans’ facility ombudsman; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the office, the ombudsman, the legislative council, and the department of military and veterans affairs,” by amending sections 1, 7, 12, and 13 (MCL 4.771, 4.777, 4.782, and 4.783), section 1 as amended by 2018 PA 395.

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AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5263, 5267, 5268, and 5269 collectively strengthen protections for veterans in state facilities by expanding the Veterans’ Facility Ombudsman’s investigative authority, tightening abuse reporting and oversight requirements, and mandating coordinated, timely responses from state and local agencies to ensure veterans receive appropriate support, all contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 12, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Angela Witwer (D-76) and 30 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Rogers (D-41), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Julie Brixie (D-73), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Mai Xiong (D-13), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Stephanie Young (D-16), Brenda Carter (D-53), Natalie Price (D-6), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Joe Tate (D-9), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Regina Weiss (D-5), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Helena Scott (D-8), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Carol Glanville (D-84), Jason Morgan (D-23), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Joey Andrews (D-38), Reggie Miller (D-31), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Mike McFall (D-14), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Stephen Wooden (D-81) and Kelly Breen (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations