---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; school districts; restraint and seclusion definition of school personnel; exclude law enforcement officers. Amends sec. 1307h of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1307h)."
description: "Education; school districts; restraint and seclusion definition of school personnel; exclude law enforcement officers. Amends sec. 1307h of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1307h)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5126"
citation: "Michigan HB 5126 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: school districts", "Education: employees", "Law enforcement: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f86e1d5-1183-4c4a-a97e-fcfe850f0ab8"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5126"
source_hash: "f77e1c33ed87c77ebd8d0ba66ee9d1bcf0b0541d123729c06496b25f0af851f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5126 (2017-2018) — Education; school districts; restraint and seclusion definition of school personnel; exclude law enforcement officers. Amends sec. 1307h of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1307h).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5126.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5126.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5126.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5126.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0260.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 398 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 558 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 90 — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Daniela Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- John Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Daniela Garcia `introduction`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/17/2017
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 398 Yeas 107 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 558 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/18/2017 @ 11:30 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/28/2017 @ 9:39 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/28/2017 @ 10:36 AM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 260'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f86e1d5-1183-4c4a-a97e-fcfe850f0ab8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).