2025 Senate Bill 312

Children: child care; review and appeal process for certain violations of child care organization rules; require the department to establish.

A bill 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,” (MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 12a.

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Requires the establishment of a public process for child care providers to appeal non-critical rule violation determinations, enhancing transparency and fairness in child care regulation.

Introduced in the Senate

May 15, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Sean McCann (D-19)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

March 24, 2026

Reported without amendment

March 25, 2026

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 19, 2026

Reported without amendment

May 20, 2026

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

May 20, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans