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type: "Bill"
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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)."
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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)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "SB 349"
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citation: "Michigan SB 349 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education: examinations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dayna Polehanki"]
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version_count: 14
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-06-04"
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last_action: "2025-12-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bfa511f-c972-4e38-8299-3a5ffdf6cec5"
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source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0349"
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source_hash: "ef0946a9e61a56eff6168332375688db552bd61c4d42ed2a0216324c17940f47"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# 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).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0349.pdf)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0349.pdf)
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3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0057.pdf)
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4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0349.pdf)
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5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0349.pdf)
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6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0349-0N2916.pdf)
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7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBH-0349-0O3319.pdf)
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8. **Substitute (H-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0F1326.pdf)
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9. **Substitute (H-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0G2529.pdf)
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10. **Substitute (S-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00B74.pdf)
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11. **Substitute (S-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0B735.pdf)
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12. **Substitute (S-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00C76.pdf)
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13. **Substitute (S-3) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-00D47.pdf)
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14. **Substitute (S-3) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0349-0D288.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dayna Polehanki — primary (person)
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- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
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- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
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- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-04** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI `introduction`
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- **2025-06-04** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-18** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) 6/17/2025 `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-26** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
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- **2025-06-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
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- **2025-08-13** PASSED ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2025-08-13** received on 08/13/2025 `introduction`
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- **2025-08-13** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-08-13** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-06** reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Education and Workforce `committee-passage`
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- **2025-11-06** recommendation concurred in
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- **2025-12-10** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-12-10** referred to second reading
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- **2025-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-12-10** substitute (H-1) adopted
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- **2025-12-10** placed on third reading
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- **2025-12-11** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-12-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 `passage`
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- **2025-12-11** inserted full title
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- **2025-12-11** returned to Senate
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- **2025-12-16** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
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- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
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- **2025-12-16** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
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- **2025-12-16** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 336 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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- **2025-12-16** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
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- **2025-12-16** ORDERED ENROLLED
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- **2025-12-23** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/18/2025 9:50 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-12-23** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2025 10:36 AM `executive-signature`
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- **2025-12-23** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/23/2025 12:06 PM
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- **2025-12-23** ASSIGNED PA 0057'25
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- **2025-06-05** SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: ROSEMARY BAYER
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## Source
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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).
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