MI SB 294

enacted

Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).

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

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Quick answers

Did MI SB 294 pass?

Yes. MI SB 294 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-29): ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

What is MI SB 294 about?

MI SB 294 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “Crimes: animals; forfeiture of seized animals and restitution for care and treatment of certain forfeited animals; amend. Amends sec. 50b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.50b).”.

Who sponsors MI SB 294?

Dayna Polehanki is the primary sponsor of MI SB 294, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-05-13
Latest action: 2026-07-29 — ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-29
ASSIGNED PA 0088'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2026-07-29
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/27/2026 12:16 PM
2026-07-29
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:10 PM
executive-signature
2026-07-15
PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:50 AM
executive-receipt
2026-07-03
ORDERED ENROLLED
2026-07-03
FULL TITLE AGREED TO
2026-07-03
GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2026-07-03
returned to Senate
2026-07-03
inserted full title
2026-07-03
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
passage
2026-07-03
read a third time
reading-3
2026-07-02
placed on third reading
2026-07-02
read a second time
reading-2
2026-07-02
placed on second reading
2026-07-02
motion to discharge committee approved
2026-07-02
rule suspended
2025-09-18
referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-09-18
read a first time
reading-1
2025-09-18
received on 09/18/2025
introduction
2025-09-18
PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
passage
2025-09-17
PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
2025-09-17
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
committee-passage
2025-09-16
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
referral-committee
2025-09-16
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/11/2025
committee-passage
2025-06-11
SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: PAUL WOJNO
2025-05-13
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
referral-committee
2025-05-13
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI
introduction

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Votes

PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
2025-09-18 · pass · 29-4
Member-level votes (37)
- Anthony: yes
- Geiss: yes
- Lauwers: yes
- Santana: yes
- Bayer: yes
- Hertel: yes
- McCann: yes
- Shink: yes
- Brinks: yes
- Hoitenga: yes
- McMorrow: yes
- Singh: yes
- Camilleri: yes
- Huizenga: yes
- Moss: yes
- Theis: yes
- Cavanagh: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nesbitt: yes
- Victory: yes
- Chang: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Outman: yes
- Webber: yes
- Cherry: yes
- Klinefelt: yes
- Polehanki: yes
- Wojno: yes
- Daley: yes
- Albert: no
- Bellino: no
- Lindsey: no
- McBroom: no
- Bumstead: other
- Damoose: other
- Hauck: other
- Runestad: other
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 84 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
2026-07-03 · pass · 84-21
Member-level votes (105)
- Andrews: yes
- Foreman: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Aragona: yes
- Frisbie: yes
- Meerman: yes
- Roth: yes
- Arbit: yes
- Glanville: yes
- Mentzer: yes
- Schmaltz: yes
- BeGole: yes
- Grant: yes
- Miller: yes
- Scott: yes
- Bohnak: yes
- Hall: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Skaggs: yes
- Bollin: yes
- Hoadley: yes
- Mueller: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Borton: yes
- Hope: yes
- Myers-Phillips: yes
- St. Germaine: yes
- Breen: yes
- Hoskins: yes
- Neeley: yes
- Steckloff: yes
- Brixie: yes
- Jenkins-Arno: yes
- Neyer: yes
- Tate: yes
- Byrnes: yes
- Johnsen: yes
- OâNeal: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, B.: yes
- Koleszar: yes
- Outman: yes
- Tisdel: yes
- Carter, T.: yes
- Kunse: yes
- Paiz: yes
- Tsernoglou: yes
- Cavitt: yes
- Liberati: yes
- Pavlov: yes
- Wegela: yes
- Coffia: yes
- Lightner: yes
- Pohutsky: yes
- Weiss: yes
- Conlin: yes
- Linting: yes
- Posthumus: yes
- Wilson: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Longjohn: yes
- Prestin: yes
- Witwer: yes
- DeBoyer: yes
- MacDonell: yes
- Price: yes
- Wooden: yes
- Dievendorf: yes
- Markkanen: yes
- Puri: yes
- Woolford: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Martin: yes
- Rheingans: yes
- Wozniak: yes
- Farhat: yes
- Martus: yes
- Rigas: yes
- Xiong: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- McFall: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Young: yes
- Alexander: no
- Fairbairn: no
- Kelly: no
- Slagh: no
- Beson: no
- Fox: no
- Kuhn: no
- Steele: no
- Bierlein: no
- Green, P.: no
- Maddock: no
- VanderWall: no
- Bruck: no
- Greene, J.: no
- Paquette: no
- VanWoerkom: no
- Carra: no
- Harris: no
- Schriver: no
- Wendzel: no
- DeSana: no

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0294

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