SB 421 MI Became Law
Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention board; update in the vehicle code. Amends sec. 811j of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.811j). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4805'25, HB 4808'25, SB 0418'25
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Summary
Michigan SB 421 updates references in the vehicle code to the "Children Trust Michigan Board" that oversees the design of children's trust fundraising license plates. The bill clarifies that the secretary of state consults with this board when determining the design of these special plates and confirms that donations collected from the plates are transferred to the state's children's trust fund. The legislation takes effect only if three companion bills are also enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
- John Cherry Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Kevin Hertel Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (32)
- Jun 12, 2025 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY · upper
- Sep 11, 2025 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/10/2025 · upper
- Sep 11, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE · upper
- Sep 22, 2025 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) · upper
- Sep 22, 2025 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING · upper
- Sep 25, 2025 PASSED ROLL CALL # 237 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- Sep 25, 2025 received on 09/25/2025 · lower
- Sep 26, 2025 read a first time · lower
- Sep 26, 2025 referred to Committee on Government Operations · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 rule suspended · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 motion to discharge committee approved · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 placed on second reading · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 read a second time · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 substitute (H-1) adopted · lower
- Jul 2, 2026 placed on third reading · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 read a third time · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #301 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 inserted full title · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 returned to Senate · lower
- Jul 3, 2026 PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 HOUSE AMENDED TITLE · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 219 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 FULL TITLE AGREED TO · upper
- Jul 3, 2026 ORDERED ENROLLED · upper
- Jul 15, 2026 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:58 AM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 1:18 PM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/23/2026 11:56 AM · upper
- Jul 29, 2026 ASSIGNED PA 0061'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
Text versions (13)
The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.
- Public Act · HTML
- Public Act · PDF
- Senate Concurred Bill · HTML
- Senate Concurred Bill · PDF
- As Passed by the House · HTML
- As Passed by the House · PDF
- As Passed by the Senate · HTML
- As Passed by the Senate · PDF
- Senate Introduced Bill · HTML
- Senate Introduced Bill · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) - 3 · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) - 2 · PDF
- Substitute (H-1) · PDF
Full text
Full text imported from legislature.mi.gov
Act No. 61 Public Acts of 2026 Approved by the Governor July 21, 2026 Filed with the Secretary of State July 23, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2026
state of michigan 103rd Legislature Regular session of 2026 Introduced by Senators Cherry and Hertel ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 421 AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled �An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,� by amending section 811j (MCL 257.811j), as amended by 2006 PA 562. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 811j. (1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate recognizing children�s trust must be of a design as determined by the secretary of state after consultation with the children trust Michigan board created in section 3 of the child abuse and neglect prevention act, 1982 PA 250, MCL 722.603. (2) Fund-raising donations for plates recognizing children�s trust collected under sections 811f and 811g must be transferred under section 811h by the secretary of state to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the children�s trust fund created under section 1 of 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171, for the support and benefit of the children of this state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 418. (b) House Bill No. 4805. (c) House Bill No. 4808.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________
____________________________________________________ Governor
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