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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5255: Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'25

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 5255 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on November 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'25. Primary sponsor: Laurie Pohutsky (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

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 14 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laurie PohutskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Kelly BreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Julie BrixieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Carol GlanvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Matt KoleszarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Tom KunseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Sharon MacDonellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Denise MentzerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jason MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Natalie PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Angela RigasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Julie RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Helena ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Regina WeissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Jimmie WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
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. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  2. RULES SUSPENDED
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. substitute (H-4) adopted and amended
  9. read a second time
  10. referred to second reading
  11. reported with recommendation without amendment
  12. bill electronically reproduced 11/12/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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