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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 707: Health occupations: marriage and family therapists; licensing requirements for marriage and family therapists; modify, and require continuing education. Amends secs. 16903 & 16909 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16903 & 333.16909) & adds secs. 16909a & 16914.

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 707 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on November 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health occupations: marriage and family therapists; licensing requirements for marriage and family therapists; modify, and require continuing education. Amends secs. 16903 & 16909 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16903 & 333.16909) & adds secs. 16909a & 16914. Primary sponsor: Veronica Klinefelt (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2026): referred to Committee on Families and Veterans.

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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Veronica KlinefeltPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3

“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 Families and Veterans
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 06/17/2026
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 133 YEAS 22 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
  6. SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
  7. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) 3/25/2026
  10. SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: ROSEMARY BAYER
  11. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
  12. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT

Sources

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