republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2025-2026/sb-542.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	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	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	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2025-2026	SB 542	Michigan SB 542 (2025-2026)	bill	Higher education: financial aid Military affairs: other	enacted	Veronica Klinefelt	12	35	3	2025-09-11	2025-12-10	openstates	ocd-bill/d4a45dc0-bd1c-4bfc-a015-7bc8a6773949	https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0542	9723944e0bb47a8483684fa2f785232f72755eb040410e0f45dbcaad83547d62	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
6. Substitute (H-2) (committee substitute) — source
7. Substitute (H-2) - 2 (committee substitute) — source
8. Substitute (H-2) - 3 (committee substitute) — source
9. Substitute (H-2) - 4 (committee substitute) — source
10. Substitute (S-1) (committee substitute) — source
11. Substitute (S-1) - 2 (committee substitute) — source
12. Substitute (S-1) - 3 (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/d4a45dc0-bd1c-4bfc-a015-7bc8a6773949. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).