---
type: "Bill"
title: "School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701)."
description: "School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 5797"
citation: "Michigan HB 5797 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: calendar", "School aid: penalties", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parker Fairbairn"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-15"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1821d81f-e721-4c77-848e-9d3b987ece3a"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5797"
source_hash: "3e36163bf1b421d0979beebd6796cb2105065985d4df06c392635b68131a8d23"
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 5797 (2025-2026) — School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701).

## 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/2026-HEBH-5797.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2026-HEBS-5797.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2026-HCB-5797.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2026-HIB-5797.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0015.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-4)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2026-HCVBH-5797-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-4) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2026-HCVBH-5797-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 106 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #149 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 — **99–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Parker Fairbairn — primary (person)
- Cameron Cavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Woolford — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-15** introduced by Representative Rep. Parker Fairbairn `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2026-04-15** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-16** bill electronically reproduced 04/15/2026
- **2026-05-14** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4) `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-14** referred to second reading
- **2026-05-14** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-14** substitute (H-4) adopted
- **2026-05-14** placed on third reading
- **2026-05-14** placed on immediate passage
- **2026-05-14** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #149 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 `passage`
- **2026-05-14** transmitted
- **2026-05-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2026-05-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2026-05-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2026-05-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2026-05-20** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 106 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2026-05-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2026-05-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2026-05-20** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2026-05-20** full title agreed to
- **2026-05-20** bill ordered enrolled
- **2026-06-02** presented to the Governor 05/21/2026 04:36 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-02** approved by the Governor 05/26/2026 05:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** filed with Secretary of State 05/29/2026 01:50 PM
- **2026-06-02** assigned PA 15'26 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1821d81f-e721-4c77-848e-9d3b987ece3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).