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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5081: Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

Passed one chamber Official data

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

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Plain-language summary

HB 5081 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on September 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253. Primary sponsor: Kathy Schmaltz (Republican). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 23, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy SchmaltzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Brian BeGoleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Timmy BesonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Matt BierleinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Will BruckCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Cam CavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Nancy DeBoerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Jay DeBoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Joseph FoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Alicia St. GermaineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mike HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Mike HoadleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Nancy Jenkins-ArnoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Rylee LintingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Greg MarkkanenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Luke MeermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Denise MentzerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Reggie MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Jason MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Jerry NeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Pat OutmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Joe PavlovCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dave PrestinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Angela RigasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Julie RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
J.R. RothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Bill SchuetteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Curt VanderWallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Jason WoolfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Doug WozniakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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 EDUCATION
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #229 Yeas 66 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on third reading
  7. substitute (H-1) adopted
  8. read a second time
  9. referred to second reading
  10. reported with recommendation without amendment
  11. bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2025
  12. referred to Committee on Education and Workforce

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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