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HB5578 • 2026

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).

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Sponsor
Jamie Thompson (District 28), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Josh Schriver (District 66), Angela Rigas (District 79), Luke Meerman (District 89)
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/24/2026
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.

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand.

What This Bill Does

  • Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand.
  • Amends secs.
  • 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).

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. 2026-02-26 HJ 16 Pg. 189

    bill electronically reproduced 02/24/2026

  2. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 164

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jamie Thompson

  3. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 164

    read a first time

  4. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 164

    referred to Committee on Families and Veterans

Official Summary Text

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).