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HB5488 • 2026

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends sec. 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends sec. 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26

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Sponsor
Angela Witwer (District 76), David Prestin (District 108), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Ken Borton (District 105), Angela Rigas (District 79), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Brad Paquette (District 37), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Timothy Beson (District 96), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Jaime Greene (District 65), Matt Maddock (District 51), Tom Kunse (District 100), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), John Roth (District 104), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Mike Harris (District 52), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Brian BeGole (District 71), Luke Meerman (District 89), Stephanie Young (District 16), Matt Koleszar (District 22), Mike McFall (District 14), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Jennifer Conlin (District 48), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Will Snyder (District 87), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Regina Weiss (District 5), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Joseph Tate (District 9), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Cynthia Neeley (District 70)
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends sec. 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age.

What This Bill Does

  • Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age.
  • Amends sec.
  • 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26

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. 2026-02-03 HJ 8 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2026

  2. 2026-01-29 HJ 7 Pg. 70

    introduced by Representative Rep. Angela Witwer

  3. 2026-01-29 HJ 7 Pg. 70

    read a first time

  4. 2026-01-29 HJ 7 Pg. 70

    referred to Committee on Health Policy

Official Summary Text

Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; licensure of medical first responders and emergency medical technicians; allow at 17 years of age. Amends sec. 20950 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20950). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5489'26