---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military affairs: other; tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 2014 PA 259 (MCL 32.433 & 32.434). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0540'25, HB 4962'25"
description: "Military affairs: other; tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 2014 PA 259 (MCL 32.433 & 32.434). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0540'25, HB 4962'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 542"
citation: "Michigan SB 542 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher education: financial aid", "Military affairs: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Veronica Klinefelt"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-11"
last_action: "2025-12-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4a45dc0-bd1c-4bfc-a015-7bc8a6773949"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0542"
source_hash: "9723944e0bb47a8483684fa2f785232f72755eb040410e0f45dbcaad83547d62"
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 542 (2025-2026) — Military affairs: other; tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 2014 PA 259 (MCL 32.433 & 32.434). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0540'25, 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-0542.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0542.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0038.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0542.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0542.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0542-0N2917.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0542-0O3320.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-2) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0542-0F1328.pdf)
9. **Substitute (H-2) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0542-0G2531.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0542-00C77.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0542-00D48.pdf)
12. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0542-0D289.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 305 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #314 Yeas 97 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 — **97–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 26 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Veronica Klinefelt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-11** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT `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 WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-09-25** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2025-09-25** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-09-25** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-09-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 26 NAYS 10 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 #314 Yeas 97 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 `passage`
- **2025-11-13** inserted full title
- **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 # 305 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2025-12-02** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-12-02** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2025-12-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2025-12-09** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/4/2025 10:08 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-10** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/9/2025 2:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-10** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/9/2025 3:00 PM
- **2025-12-10** ASSIGNED PA 0038'25 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4a45dc0-bd1c-4bfc-a015-7bc8a6773949`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).