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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 51: State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Black leadership advisory council; establish. Creates new act.

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 51 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Black leadership advisory council; establish. Creates new act. Primary sponsor: Erika Geiss (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 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 11 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Erika GeissPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Mary CavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
John CherryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
John DamooseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Sean McCannCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeremy MossCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Dayna PolehankiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Sylvia SantanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
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. referred to Committee on Government Operations
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 03/19/2025
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 41 YEAS 29 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 1 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 3/6/2025
  9. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
  10. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS

Sources

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