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HB4746 • 2026

Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n.

Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jason Woolford (District 50), Brian BeGole (District 71), Jay DeBoyer (District 63)
Last action
2026-07-03
Official status
bill ordered enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n.

Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require.

What This Bill Does

  • Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require.
  • Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec.
  • 14n.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

H-2

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) 5

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.
H-4

9

substitute (H-4) adopted

Plain English: substitute (H-4) adopted 9

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 796

    AMENDMENT(S) WITHDRAWN

  2. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 796

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 176 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  3. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 797

    INSERTED FULL TITLE

  4. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 817

    SENATE REQUESTS RETURN

  5. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 817

    RETURNED AS REQUESTED

  6. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 830

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  7. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 840

    GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  8. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 840

    RETURNED TO HOUSE

  9. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate without amendment with full title

  10. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    full title agreed to

  11. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  12. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    request granted

  13. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    retransmitted

  14. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    enrollment vacated

  15. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title

  16. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    full title agreed to

  17. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  18. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 776

    DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

  19. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 776

    PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS

  20. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 781

    RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

  21. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 781

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

  22. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 782

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  23. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    RULES SUSPENDED

  24. 2026-07-02 SJ 61 Pg. 784

    PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE

  25. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  26. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

  27. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 891

    read a second time

  28. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 891

    substitute (H-2) not adopted

  29. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 891

    substitute (H-4) adopted

  30. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 891

    placed on third reading

  31. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 895

    placed on immediate passage

  32. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 895

    read a third time

  33. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 895

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #186 Yeas 77 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  34. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 895

    transmitted

  35. 2025-08-21 HJ 74 Pg. 863

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

  36. 2025-08-21 HJ 74 Pg. 863

    referred to second reading

  37. 2025-07-23 HJ 66 Pg. 797

    bill electronically reproduced 07/22/2025

  38. 2025-07-22 HJ 65 Pg. 796

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jason Woolford

  39. 2025-07-22 HJ 65 Pg. 796

    read a first time

  40. 2025-07-22 HJ 65 Pg. 796

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB-4746, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026
Final Page
OOI H03871'25 (H-4)_HB4746_APS_1 humq9n

SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4746
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 14n.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14n. Not later than 1 year after the effective date of 1
the amendatory act that added this section and subject to and in 2
accordance with federal law, the department shall issue a chip-3
enabled Michigan bridge card to a recipient of food assistance or 4
cash assistance benefits in compliance with applicable industry 5
standards as published by the Accredited Standards Committee X9. 6
The department shall continuously upgrade the Michigan bridge card 7
with any future enhanced security features that would replace or 8
complement the chip-enabling feature. 9