2026 House Bill 5578

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand.

A bill to amend 1970 PA 91, entitled “Child custody act of 1970,” by amending sections 7 and 8 (MCL 722.27 and 722.28), section 7 as amended by 2015 PA 52.

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House Bill No. 5578 amends Michigan's Child Custody Act to mandate revocation of custody from parents convicted of or found to have committed sexual offenses against minors, clarifies procedures during military deployment, and applies these changes retroactively to custody orders from January 1, 2022 onward.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-28) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Karl Bohnak (R-109), Josh Schriver (R-66), Angela Rigas (R-79) and Luke Meerman (R-89)

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans