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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5211: Family law: child custody; factors determining best interest of child; include equal time with both parents as a factor. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.23 & 722.25). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5212'25, HB 5213'25

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 5211 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on November 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Family law: child custody; factors determining best interest of child; include equal time with both parents as a factor. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.23 & 722.25). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5212'25, HB 5213'25. Primary sponsor: Gina Johnsen (Republican). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2026): referred to second reading.

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): Democratic 7 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gina JohnsenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Greg AlexanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Joey AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Noah ArbitCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Brian BeGoleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Timmy BesonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Karl BohnakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Brenda CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Cam CavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Jay DeBoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Kimberly EdwardsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Jaime GreeneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Rylee LintingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Greg MarkkanenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Luke MeermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Cynthia NeeleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Amos O'NealCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Brad PaquetteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Dave PrestinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Ron RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
J.R. RothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Helena ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Jamie ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
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 second reading
  2. reported with recommendation without amendment
  3. bill electronically reproduced 11/04/2025
  4. referred to Committee on Judiciary
  5. read a first time
  6. introduced by Representative Rep. Gina Johnsen

Sources

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