2025 Senate Bill 421 / 2026 Public Act 61

Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the vehicle code.

An act to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending section 811j (MCL 257.811j), as amended by 2006 PA 562.

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Senate Bills 418-421 updates the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act by renaming and restructuring the oversight board, expanding fundraising partnerships, revising funding criteria, and modernizing review processes to better support child abuse and neglect prevention in Michigan.

Introduced in the Senate

June 12, 2025

Introduced by Sens. John Cherry (D-27) and Kevin Hertel (D-12)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Sept. 10, 2025

Reported without amendment

Sept. 11, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Sept. 22, 2025

Reported without amendment

Sept. 25, 2025

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 26, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

July 2, 2026

Discharged from committee

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The substitute passed by voice vote

July 3, 2026

Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

July 3, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in 36 to 0 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 23, 2026