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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4020: Education: curriculum; requirement for schools to provide instruction on African-American history; provide for, and create the commission to update African-American history in K to 12 instruction. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1164.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4020 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education: curriculum; requirement for schools to provide instruction on African-American history; provide for, and create the commission to update African-American history in K to 12 instruction. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1164. Primary sponsor: Helena Scott (Democratic). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2025): bill electronically reproduced 01/22/2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 37

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Helena ScottPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Joey AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Noah ArbitCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Kelly BreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Julie BrixieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Erin ByrnesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Brenda CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Tyrone CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Betsy CoffiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Jennifer ConlinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Emily DievendorfCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Kimberly EdwardsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
John FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Morgan ForemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Carol GlanvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Kristian GrantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Kara HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Jason HoskinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Matt KoleszarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Sharon MacDonellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Jaz MartusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Mike McFallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Donavan McKinneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Jason MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Cynthia NeeleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Amos O'NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Tonya PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Laurie PohutskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Natalie PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Ranjeev PuriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Julie RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Will SnyderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Samantha SteckloffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Joe TateCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Dylan WegelaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Regina WeissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Stephanie YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. bill electronically reproduced 01/22/2025
  2. referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
  3. read a first time
  4. introduced by Representative Rep. Helena Scott

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source