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type: "Bill"
title: "Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0349'25"
description: "Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0349'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4836"
citation: "Michigan HB 4836 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: examinations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Paquette"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-09-04"
last_action: "2025-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d59451c-6a11-457c-ad66-8d256a68240c"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4836"
source_hash: "45208aec7ea4e6499354c5d3c8e96001c41ea5c8c759307f18831efa82002ee1"
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 4836 (2025-2026) — Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for. Amends sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0349'25
## 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-4836.pdf)
2. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4836.pdf)
3. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4836.pdf)
4. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0056.pdf)
5. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4836-0N295.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4836-0O338.pdf)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #326 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–3** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brad Paquette — primary (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Woolford — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Wortz — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-09-04** introduced by Representative Rep. Brad Paquette `introduction`
- **2025-09-04** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-09-04** referred to Committee on Education and Workforce `referral-committee`
- **2025-09-09** bill electronically reproduced 09/04/2025
- **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 #326 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 `passage`
- **2025-12-11** title amended
- **2025-12-11** transmitted
- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-12-16** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-23** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-12-16** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-12-16** PASSED ROLL CALL # 344 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-12-16** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2025-12-16** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2025-12-17** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2025-12-17** full title agreed to
- **2025-12-17** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-12-18** presented to the Governor 12/18/2025 03:06 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:34 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 12:04 PM
- **2025-12-31** assigned PA 56'25
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d59451c-6a11-457c-ad66-8d256a68240c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).