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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5979: Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290.

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 5979 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on May 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1290. Primary sponsor: Matt Maddock (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2026): bill electronically reproduced 05/14/2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt MaddockPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Brian BeGoleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Ken BortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Tom KunseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Pat OutmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Brad PaquetteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Joe PavlovCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Angela RigasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Kathy SchmaltzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Josh SchriverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
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. bill electronically reproduced 05/14/2026
  2. referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
  3. read a first time
  4. introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Maddock

Sources

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