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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 421: Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the vehicle code. Amends sec. 811j of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.811j). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0418'25, HB 4805'25, HB 4808'25

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 421 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on June 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the vehicle code. Amends sec. 811j of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.811j). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0418'25, HB 4805'25, HB 4808'25. Primary sponsor: John Cherry (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2026): ASSIGNED PA 0061'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John CherryPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Kevin HertelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12

“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 0061'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  2. FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/23/2026 11:56 AM
  3. APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:18 PM
  4. PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:58 AM
  5. ORDERED ENROLLED
  6. FULL TITLE AGREED TO
  7. GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  8. ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 219 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
  9. HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
  10. RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
  11. HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
  12. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

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