2026 Senate Bill 946

Children: child care; child care provider funding program; create.

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 13b.

Introduced in the Senate

May 7, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-13) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-3), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Sarah Anthony (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations