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HB5232 • 2026

Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Amends sec. 3a of 1955 PA 133 (MCL 32.273a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5233'25

Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Amends sec. 3a of 1955 PA 133 (MCL 32.273a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5233'25

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Matt Koleszar (District 22), Ron Robinson (District 58), Kelly Breen (District 21), Mike McFall (District 14), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Brian BeGole (District 71), Mike Mueller (District 72), Joseph Tate (District 9), Joey Andrews (District 38), Mike Hoadley (District 99), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Jasper Martus (District 69), Tyrone Carter (District 1)
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.

Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Amends sec. 3a of 1955 PA 133 (MCL 32.273a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5233'25

Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments.

What This Bill Does

  • Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments.
  • Amends sec.
  • 3a of 1955 PA 133 (MCL 32.273a).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5233'25

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.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 790

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

  2. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 791

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  3. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 791

    RULES SUSPENDED

  4. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 791

    PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE

  5. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 821

    PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 200 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  6. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect

  7. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  8. 2026-06-11 SJ 52 Pg. 628

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/10/2026

  9. 2026-06-11 SJ 52 Pg. 628

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  10. 2026-03-10 SJ 22 Pg. 171

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  11. 2026-03-10 SJ 22 Pg. 171

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

  12. 2026-03-05 HJ 19 Pg. 240

    read a third time

  13. 2026-03-05 HJ 19 Pg. 240

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #74 Yeas 101 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 1

  14. 2026-03-05 HJ 19 Pg. 240

    transmitted

  15. 2026-03-04 HJ 18 Pg. 231

    read a second time

  16. 2026-03-04 HJ 18 Pg. 231

    placed on third reading

  17. 2026-02-19 HJ 13 Pg. 141

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  18. 2026-02-19 HJ 13 Pg. 141

    referred to second reading

  19. 2025-11-12 HJ 109 Pg. 1811

    bill electronically reproduced 11/06/2025

  20. 2025-11-06 HJ 108 Pg. 1794

    introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Koleszar

  21. 2025-11-06 HJ 108 Pg. 1794

    read a first time

  22. 2025-11-06 HJ 108 Pg. 1794

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Labor: leave; local unit of government’s option to provide paid leave for military active service; modify to reflect mandatory paid leave for certain members of law enforcement agencies and fire departments. Amends sec. 3a of 1955 PA 133 (MCL 32.273a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5233'25

Current Bill Text

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HB-5232, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026

GSS H03649'25 a_HB5232_APS_1 9ou0ij

HOUSE BILL NO. 5232

A bill to amend 1955 PA 133, entitled
"An act to provide for the granting of military leaves and
providing re-employment protection for officers and enlisted men of
the military or naval forces of the state or of the United States,"
by amending section 3a (MCL 32.273a), as added by 2005 PA 8.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3a. (1) A Subject to the military leave for first 1
responders act, a local unit of government may provide by ordinance 2
or resolution or through personnel policy a differential pay 3
November 06, 2025, Introduced by Reps. Koleszar, Robinson, Breen, McFall, Mentzer, BeGole,
Mueller, Tate, Andrews, Hoadley, Herzberg, St. Germaine, Martus and T. Carter and referred
to Committee on Government Operations.
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GSS H03649'25 a_HB5232_APS_1 9ou0ij
program or for a specific number of paid days of leave for 1
employees of the local unit of government who request or are 2
required to take a leave of absence to enter into active service in 3
a uniformed service as those terms are defined in section 3. 4
(2) As used in this section: 5
(a) "Differential pay program" means a program through which 6
the local unit of government agrees to pay during the leave of 7
absence all or a part of the difference between the amount the 8
employee is paid by the local unit of government and the amount the 9
employee receives through his or her the employee's uniformed 10
service if the amount paid by the local unit of government exceeds 11
the amount paid by the uniformed service. 12
(b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village, 13
township, or county. 14
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 15
unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S03649'25) or House Bill 16
No. 5233 (request no. H03649'25) of the 103rd Legislature is 17
enacted into law. 18