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MI HB 5255

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Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'25

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MI HB 5255 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 5255 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

What is MI HB 5255 about?

MI HB 5255 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5254'25”.

Who sponsors MI HB 5255?

Laurie Pohutsky is the primary sponsor of MI HB 5255, joined by 15 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-11-12
Latest action
2026-06-25 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Laurie Pohutskyprimary
  • Helena Scottcosponsor
  • Tom Kunsecosponsor
  • Julie Brixiecosponsor
  • Denise Mentzercosponsor
  • Sharon MacDonellcosponsor
  • Jason Morgancosponsor
  • Julie Rogerscosponsor
  • Jimmie Wilsoncosponsor
  • Natalie Pricecosponsor
  • Stephanie Youngcosponsor
  • Regina Weisscosponsor
  • Kelly Breencosponsor
  • Matt Koleszarcosponsor
  • Angela Rigascosponsor
  • Carol Glanvillecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-25

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-25

    RULES SUSPENDED

  3. 2026-06-23

    transmitted

  4. 2026-06-23

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

    passage

  5. 2026-06-23

    read a third time

    reading-3

  6. 2026-06-23

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2026-06-23

    placed on third reading

  8. 2026-06-23

    substitute (H-4) adopted and amended

  9. 2026-06-23

    read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-06-17

    referred to second reading

  11. 2026-06-17

    reported with recommendation without amendment

    committee-passage

  12. 2025-11-13

    bill electronically reproduced 11/12/2025

  13. 2025-11-12

    referred to Committee on Health Policy

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-11-12

    read a first time

    reading-1

  15. 2025-11-12

    introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #242 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

    2026-06-23 · pass · 95-11

    Member-level votes (106)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Foreman: yes
    • Martus: yes
    • Roth: yes
    • Andrews: yes
    • Frisbie: yes
    • McFall: yes
    • Schmaltz: yes
    • Aragona: yes
    • Glanville: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Schriver: yes
    • Arbit: yes
    • Grant: yes
    • Meerman: yes
    • Schuette: yes
    • BeGole: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mentzer: yes
    • Skaggs: yes
    • Beson: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Slagh: yes
    • Bierlein: yes
    • Herzberg: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Smit: yes
    • Bohnak: yes
    • Hoadley: yes
    • Mueller: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Bollin: yes
    • Hope: yes
    • Myers-Phillips: yes
    • St. Germaine: yes
    • Borton: yes
    • Hoskins: yes
    • Neeley: yes
    • Steckloff: yes
    • Breen: yes
    • Jenkins-Arno: yes
    • Neyer: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Brixie: yes
    • Johnsen: yes
    • O’Neal: yes
    • Tisdel: yes
    • Byrnes: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Paiz: yes
    • Tsernoglou: yes
    • Carter, T.: yes
    • Koleszar: yes
    • Paquette: yes
    • VanderWall: yes
    • Cavitt: yes
    • Kuhn: yes
    • Pavlov: yes
    • Wegela: yes
    • Coffia: yes
    • Kunse: yes
    • Pohutsky: yes
    • Wendzel: yes
    • Conlin: yes
    • Liberati: yes
    • Posthumus: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Lightner: yes
    • Prestin: yes
    • Witwer: yes
    • DeBoyer: yes
    • Linting: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Wooden: yes
    • Dievendorf: yes
    • Longjohn: yes
    • Puri: yes
    • Woolford: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • MacDonell: yes
    • Rheingans: yes
    • Wozniak: yes
    • Fairbairn: yes
    • Maddock: yes
    • Rigas: yes
    • Xiong: yes
    • Farhat: yes
    • Markkanen: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bruck: no
    • Fox: no
    • Outman: no
    • VanWoerkom: no
    • Carra: no
    • Green, P.: no
    • Steele: no
    • Wortz: no
    • DeSana: no
    • Greene, J.: no
    • Thompson: no

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Official source

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5255

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