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HB5555 • 2026

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for. Amends secs. 401, 402 & 606 of 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1401 et seq.) & adds secs. 402a, 402b, 402c & 606a.

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for. Amends secs. 401, 402 & 606 of 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1401 et seq.) & adds secs. 402a, 402b, 402c & 606a.

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Sponsor
Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Reggie Miller (District 31), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Natalie Price (District 6), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Jasper Martus (District 69), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Emily Dievendorf (District 77)
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2026
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.

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for. Amends secs. 401, 402 & 606 of 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1401 et seq.) & adds secs. 402a, 402b, 402c & 606a.

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for.
  • Amends secs.
  • 401, 402 & 606 of 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1401 et seq.) & adds secs.
  • 402a, 402b, 402c & 606a.

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. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2026

  2. 2026-02-19 HJ 13 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

  3. 2026-02-19 HJ 13 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-02-19 HJ 13 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Civil rights: disabilities discrimination; protections against harassment by an educational institution; provide for. Amends secs. 401, 402 & 606 of 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1401 et seq.) & adds secs. 402a, 402b, 402c & 606a.