2025 Senate Bill 413 / 2026 Public Act 114

Health occupations: psychologists; licensure requirements for limited licensed psychologists; modify and modify membership of Michigan board of psychology.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 18221, 18223, 18233, and 18237 (MCL 333.18221, 333.18223, 333.18233, and 333.18237), section 18221 as amended by 2006 PA 395, section 18223 as amended by 2018 PA 24, section 18233 as amended by 1994 PA 234, and section 18237 as amended by 1998 PA 496.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Senate Bill No. 413 updates Michigan's Public Health Code by expanding and restructuring the Board of Psychology, revising licensing and supervision requirements for psychologists, increasing postgraduate experience standards, and clarifying continuing education and confidentiality provisions.

Introduced in the Senate

June 11, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Paul Wojno (D-10) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Sue Shink (D-14) and Roger Victory (R-31)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Sept. 10, 2025

Reported with substitute S-1

Sept. 11, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Sept. 18, 2025

Passed in the Senate 33 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 22, 2026

Reported without amendment

Referred to the Committee on Rules

Sept. 22, 2026

Discharged from committee

Passed in the House 100 to 3 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 1, 2026

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 9, 2026