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HB5268 • 2026

Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require. Amends sec. 10 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.780). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5269'25, HR 0002'25

Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require. Amends sec. 10 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.780). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5269'25, HR 0002'25

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Sponsor
Stephen Wooden (District 81), Julie Rogers (District 41), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Julie Brixie (District 73), Mai Xiong (District 13), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Stephanie Young (District 16), Jason Morgan (District 23), Natalie Price (District 6), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Angela Witwer (District 76), Joseph Tate (District 9), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Regina Weiss (District 5), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Helena Scott (District 8), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Carol Glanville (District 84), Brenda Carter (District 53), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Joey Andrews (District 38), Reggie Miller (District 31), Mike McFall (District 14), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Kelly Breen (District 21)
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 11/12/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require. Amends sec. 10 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.780). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5269'25, HR 0002'25

Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require.

What This Bill Does

  • Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require.
  • Amends sec.
  • 10 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.780).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5269'25, HR 0002'25

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. 2025-11-13 HJ 110 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 11/12/2025

  2. 2025-11-12 HJ 109 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Stephen Wooden

  3. 2025-11-12 HJ 109 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2025-11-12 HJ 109 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Veterans: ombudsman; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman to forward report of an investigation finding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; require. Amends sec. 10 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.780). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5269'25, HR 0002'25