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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 156: Legislature: legislative agencies; office of legislative corrections ombudsman; expand powers and duties. Amends secs. 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 14 of 1975 PA 46 (MCL 4.351 et seq.).

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 156 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Legislature: legislative agencies; office of legislative corrections ombudsman; expand powers and duties. Amends secs. 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 14 of 1975 PA 46 (MCL 4.351 et seq.). Primary sponsor: Sylvia Santana (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 10, 2025): referred to Committee on Government Operations.

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 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sylvia SantanaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Erika GeissCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Jeff IrwinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Ed McBroomCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Sean McCannCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Sue ShinkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14

“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 Government Operations
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 06/10/2025
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 159 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  6. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  7. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  8. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/14/2025
  9. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
  10. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA

Sources

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