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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5471: Records: birth; fee for birth records; eliminate for certain individuals. Amends sec. 2891 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2891).

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 5471 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Records: birth; fee for birth records; eliminate for certain individuals. Amends sec. 2891 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2891). Primary sponsor: J.R. Roth (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): bill electronically reproduced 01/22/2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.R. RothPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Ken BortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Brenda CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Alicia St. GermaineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Jerry NeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Samantha SteckloffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Curt VanderWallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
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. bill electronically reproduced 01/22/2026
  2. referred to Committee on Government Operations
  3. read a first time
  4. introduced by Representative Rep. John Roth

Sources

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