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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 294: Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

Enacted 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 294 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b). Primary sponsor: Dayna Polehanki (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2026): ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dayna PolehankiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Erika GeissCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Sue ShinkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Paul WojnoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“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. ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  2. FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/27/2026 12:16 PM
  3. APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:10 PM
  4. PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:50 AM
  5. ORDERED ENROLLED
  6. FULL TITLE AGREED TO
  7. GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  8. returned to Senate
  9. inserted full title
  10. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
  11. read a third time
  12. placed on third reading

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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