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MI HB 5544

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Financial institutions: money transmitters; money transmission modernization act; create. Creates new act.

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

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Quick answers

Did MI HB 5544 pass?

Not yet. MI HB 5544 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

What is MI HB 5544 about?

MI HB 5544 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Financial institutions: money transmitters; money transmission modernization act; create. Creates new act.”.

Who sponsors MI HB 5544?

Sarah Lightner is the primary sponsor of MI HB 5544, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-07-01 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sarah Lightnerprimary
  • Bill Schuettecosponsor
  • Will Snydercosponsor
  • Brenda Cartercosponsor
  • David Martincosponsor
  • Mark Tisdelcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-01

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-07-01

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  3. 2026-06-25

    transmitted

  4. 2026-06-25

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #263 Yeas 97 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 3

    passage

  5. 2026-06-25

    read a third time

    reading-3

  6. 2026-06-23

    placed on third reading

  7. 2026-06-23

    substitute (H-2) adopted

  8. 2026-06-23

    read a second time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-06-18

    referred to second reading

  10. 2026-06-18

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)

    committee-passage

  11. 2026-03-17

    recommendation concurred in

  12. 2026-03-17

    reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules with substitute (H-1)

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-02-24

    bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2026

  14. 2026-02-19

    referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-19

    read a first time

    reading-1

  16. 2026-02-19

    introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #263 Yeas 97 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 3

    2026-06-25 · pass · 97-10

    Member-level votes (107)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Frisbie: yes
    • McFall: yes
    • Schriver: yes
    • Andrews: yes
    • Glanville: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Schuette: yes
    • Aragona: yes
    • Green, P.: yes
    • Meerman: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Arbit: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mentzer: yes
    • Skaggs: yes
    • BeGole: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Slagh: yes
    • Bierlein: yes
    • Herzberg: yes
    • Mueller: yes
    • Smit: yes
    • Bohnak: yes
    • Hoadley: yes
    • Myers-Phillips: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Bollin: yes
    • Hope: yes
    • Neeley: yes
    • St. Germaine: yes
    • Borton: yes
    • Hoskins: yes
    • Neyer: yes
    • Steckloff: yes
    • Breen: yes
    • Jenkins-Arno: yes
    • O’Neal: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Brixie: yes
    • Johnsen: yes
    • Outman: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bruck: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Paquette: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Byrnes: yes
    • Koleszar: yes
    • Pavlov: yes
    • Tisdel: yes
    • Carter, B.: yes
    • Kuhn: yes
    • Pohutsky: yes
    • Tsernoglou: yes
    • Cavitt: yes
    • Kunse: yes
    • Posthumus: yes
    • VanderWall: yes
    • Coffia: yes
    • Liberati: yes
    • Prestin: yes
    • VanWoerkom: yes
    • Conlin: yes
    • Lightner: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Wegela: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Linting: yes
    • Puri: yes
    • Wendzel: yes
    • DeBoyer: yes
    • Longjohn: yes
    • Rheingans: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Dievendorf: yes
    • MacDonell: yes
    • Rigas: yes
    • Witwer: yes
    • Fairbairn: yes
    • Maddock: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Wooden: yes
    • Farhat: yes
    • Markkanen: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Woolford: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Roth: yes
    • Wozniak: yes
    • Foreman: yes
    • Martus: yes
    • Schmaltz: yes
    • Xiong: yes
    • Fox: yes
    • Beson: no
    • Grant: no
    • Paiz: no
    • Wortz: no
    • Carra: no
    • Greene, J.: no
    • Weiss: no
    • Young: no
    • DeSana: no
    • Miller: no

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5544

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