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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4981: Health occupations: counselors; reference to limited licensed counselor; modify to limited licensed professional counselor. Amends secs. 16281, 16905, 18101, 18105, 18106, 18111, 18114 & 18117 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16281 et seq.).

Passed one chamber 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 4981 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on September 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health occupations: counselors; reference to limited licensed counselor; modify to limited licensed professional counselor. Amends secs. 16281, 16905, 18101, 18105, 18106, 18111, 18114 & 18117 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16281 et seq.). Primary sponsor: Parker Fairbairn (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Parker FairbairnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse107
Karl BohnakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Cam CavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Rylee LintingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Greg MarkkanenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Dave PrestinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Jamie ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28

“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. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #41 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. read a second time
  9. referred to second reading
  10. reported with recommendation without amendment
  11. recommendation concurred in
  12. reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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