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Michigan House advances multiple bills to third reading and approves several measures, including child‑protection restraint ban
Summary
On April 24 the Michigan House advanced multiple bills to third reading and approved several measures: HB5514 (restrictions on youth transportation restraints) passed 104–1; HB5719 passed 60–45; HB4733 passed 85–20. The House also adopted ceremonial resolutions.
The Michigan House took up a broad slate of legislation on April 24, 2026, advancing bills and approving measures that included protections for children transported by private youth transportation companies, changes to prosecuting attorney administration, and an amendment to fishing storage limits.
HB5514 (calendar item 107), a bill to prohibit certain restraints on youths transported by youth transportation companies to qualified residential treatment programs, was placed on third reading after the Families and Veterans Committee recommended substitute H‑1. Representative Cavett urged support of the measure, framing it as protection for survivors and citing specific cases of youths taken without their families' knowledge. The House recorded a roll‑call vote of 104 ayes and 1 nay, and the majority floor leader moved for immediate effect, which was ordered.
HB5719 (calendar item 127), amending the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Office Act of 1972, was advanced to third reading and passed the House on a 60–45 roll‑call vote. HB4733 (calendar item 128), amending the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to change storage/possession limits for fish, was supported on the floor by Representative Pavlov, who said the bill "restores common sense to the system," and it passed 85–20 with immediate effect ordered.
The House also adopted ceremonial and commemorative resolutions: House Resolution 291 (Lineman Appreciation Day) was approved after an extended floor statement; House Resolutions 293 (Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day) and 294 (Arbor Day) were passed or adopted as read; HR295 and HR296 were referred to the committee on Government Operations.
A number of additional bills were introduced and referred to committees for first consideration (Hbs 5900–5904 among them). The House adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 1:30 PM.
Votes at a glance
• HB5514 — Passage, 104–1; immediate effect ordered; key floor sponsor: Representative Cavett.
• HB5719 — Passage, 60–45; immediate effect ordered; bill amends prosecuting attorneys coordinating office act.
• HB4733 — Passage, 85–20; immediate effect ordered; bill amends Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (storage/possession limits for fish).
• HB5836 — Passage, 103–2; immediate effect ordered (see separate coverage).
