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SB218 • 2026

Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 21a to ch. XIIA.

Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 21a to ch. XIIA.

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Sponsor
Joseph N. Bellino Jr. (District 16)
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 21a to ch. XIIA.

Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create.

What This Bill Does

  • Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create.
  • Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec.
  • 21a to ch.
  • XIIA.

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. 2025-04-17 SJ 33 Pg. 311

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH BELLINO

  2. 2025-04-17 SJ 33 Pg. 311

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Official Summary Text

Children: parental rights; process to allow the reinstatement of terminated parental rights; create. Amends 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.21 - 712B.41) by adding sec. 21a to ch. XIIA.