---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1303a & repeals sec. 1303 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1303). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0495'25"
description: "Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1303a & repeals sec. 1303 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1303). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0495'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4141"
citation: "Michigan HB 4141 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications: technology", "Education: students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Tisdel"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-26"
last_action: "2026-02-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/337ac93b-d53e-44c5-a6bd-5534ed5e8cb9"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4141"
source_hash: "a20726978e829f58a7a33621b57b51d584729c393fa05347e4db49faa8197015"
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 4141 (2025-2026) — Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to implement. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1303a & repeals sec. 1303 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1303). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0495'25

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4141.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4141.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4141.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4141.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0002.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4141-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4141-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-4)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4141-0O4011.pdf)
9. **Substitute (H-8)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4141-0O3315.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #1 Yeas 99 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **99–10** (pass) · lower
- defeated Roll Call #171 Yeas 53 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 12 — **53–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Tisdel — primary (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy DeBoer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-26** introduced by Representative Rep. Mark Tisdel `introduction`
- **2025-02-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** referred to Committee on Education and Workforce `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** bill electronically reproduced 02/26/2025
- **2025-05-14** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-14** referred to second reading
- **2025-06-05** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-06-05** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2025-06-05** placed on third reading
- **2025-07-24** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-07-24** substitute (H-4) adopted and amended
- **2025-07-24** defeated Roll Call #171 Yeas 53 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 12
- **2026-01-14** rule suspended
- **2026-01-14** vote on passage reconsidered
- **2026-01-14** substitute (H-8) adopted
- **2026-01-14** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #1 Yeas 99 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2026-01-14** transmitted
- **2026-01-21** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2026-01-21** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2026-01-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2026-01-21** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-21** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2026-01-22** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2026-01-22** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 2 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2026-01-22** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2026-01-22** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2026-01-22** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2026-01-22** full title agreed to
- **2026-01-22** bill ordered enrolled
- **2026-02-03** presented to the Governor 02/02/2026 01:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-18** approved by the Governor 02/10/2026 10:32 AM `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-18** filed with Secretary of State 02/10/2026 11:54 AM
- **2026-02-18** assigned PA 002'26 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/337ac93b-d53e-44c5-a6bd-5534ed5e8cb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).