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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 144: Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy. Amends secs. 17801, 17820, 17822, 17824 & 17825 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17801 et seq.) & adds sec. 17825a.

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

SB 144 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health occupations: physical therapists; prescription requirement for physical therapy treatment; eliminate, and make other modifications to the practice of physical therapy. Amends secs. 17801, 17820, 17822, 17824 & 17825 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17801 et seq.) & adds sec. 17825a. Primary sponsor: Sylvia Santana (Democratic). 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sylvia SantanaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. referred to Committee on Health Policy
  4. read a first time
  5. received on 04/22/2025
  6. INSERTED FULL TITLE
  7. PASSED ROLL CALL # 64 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
  8. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  9. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  10. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  11. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/19/2025
  12. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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