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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5812: Human services: food assistance; authorization for waiver of work requirements for SNAP benefits; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14o.

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 5812 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on April 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Human services: food assistance; authorization for waiver of work requirements for SNAP benefits; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14o. Primary sponsor: Jamie Thompson (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie ThompsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Joe AragonaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Matt BierleinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Mike HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Tim KellyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Luke MeermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“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 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #180 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. read a second time
  9. placed on second reading
  10. motion to discharge committee approved
  11. rule suspended
  12. bill electronically reproduced 04/16/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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