---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g)."
description: "Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 349"
citation: "Michigan SB 349 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: examinations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dayna Polehanki"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-06-04"
last_action: "2025-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bfa511f-c972-4e38-8299-3a5ffdf6cec5"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0349"
source_hash: "ef0946a9e61a56eff6168332375688db552bd61c4d42ed2a0216324c17940f47"
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 SB 349 (2025-2026) — Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).

## 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/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0349.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0349.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0057.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0349.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0349.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0349-0N2916.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0349-0O3319.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0F1326.pdf)
9. **Substitute (H-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0G2529.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00B74.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0B735.pdf)
12. **Substitute (S-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00C76.pdf)
13. **Substitute (S-3) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00D47.pdf)
14. **Substitute (S-3) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0D288.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dayna Polehanki — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-04** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI `introduction`
- **2025-06-04** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) 6/17/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-26** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-06-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
- **2025-08-13** PASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-08-13** received on 08/13/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-08-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-08-13** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-06** reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Education and Workforce `committee-passage`
- **2025-11-06** recommendation concurred in
- **2025-12-10** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-10** referred to second reading
- **2025-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-12-10** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2025-12-10** placed on third reading
- **2025-12-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-12-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 `passage`
- **2025-12-11** inserted full title
- **2025-12-11** returned to Senate
- **2025-12-16** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-12-16** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-12-16** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2025-12-16** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2025-12-16** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-12-23** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/18/2025 9:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-23** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 10:36 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-23** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 12:06 PM
- **2025-12-23** ASSIGNED PA 0057'25
- **2025-06-05** SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: ROSEMARY BAYER

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bfa511f-c972-4e38-8299-3a5ffdf6cec5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).