---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military affairs: other; child care reimbursement for Michigan National Guard members; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0542'25, HB 4962'25"
description: "Military affairs: other; child care reimbursement for Michigan National Guard members; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0542'25, HB 4962'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 540"
citation: "Michigan SB 540 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: child care", "Military affairs: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-11"
last_action: "2025-12-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6c2e283-9510-4855-b6d9-20c530fc6857"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0540"
source_hash: "db75954591d637bcc4ae0f23afa833802e284ea9cd1535a875e5c328c4709b91"
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 540 (2025-2026) — Military affairs: other; child care reimbursement for Michigan National Guard members; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0542'25, HB 4962'25

## 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/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0540.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0540.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0037.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0540.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0540.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0540-0N2916.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0540-0O3319.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-2) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0540-0F1326.pdf)
9. **Substitute (H-2) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0540-0G2528.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 304 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #313 Yeas 97 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 — **97–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 241 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-11** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2025-09-11** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-25** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2025-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-09-25** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-09-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 241 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-09-25** received on 09/25/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-09-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-09-26** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-12** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2025-11-12** referred to second reading
- **2025-11-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-11-13** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2025-11-13** placed on third reading
- **2025-11-13** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-11-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-11-13** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #313 Yeas 97 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 `passage`
- **2025-11-13** returned to Senate
- **2025-12-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-2) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-12-02** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-12-02** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-12-02** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 304 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2025-12-02** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-12-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-12-09** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/4/2025 10:06 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-10** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/9/2025 2:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-10** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/9/2025 2:58 PM
- **2025-12-10** ASSIGNED PA 0037'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6c2e283-9510-4855-b6d9-20c530fc6857`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).