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Votes and outcomes (final passage unless otherwise noted):

- Senate Bill 129 — a bill to amend the Open Meetings Act. Final tally: 20 aye, 16 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 93 — a bill to amend food law. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 18 — a bill to amend the Foster Care and Adoption Services Act. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 29 — a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Final tally: 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 30 — to create the Biased and Unjust Care Reporting Act. Final tally: 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 31 — a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Final tally: 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 32 — a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 33 — a bill to amend Estates and Protected Individuals Code. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 34 — a bill to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Final tally: 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 36 — a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 37 — a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956. Final tally: 27 aye, 9 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 38 — a bill to amend the Social Welfare Act. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 39 — a bill to amend the Social Welfare Act. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 135 — a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.
- Senate Bill 136 — a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Final tally: 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused. Outcome: passed.

Resolutions adopted on the floor:

- Senate Resolution 28 (designating April 2025 as Community College Month) — adopted (unanimous voice vote recorded as \"adopted\" on the floor after sponsor remarks).
- Senate Resolution 26 (designating April 18, 2025 as Lineman Appreciation Day) — adopted (voice vote recorded as \"adopted\").

Other committee actions recorded during the session: the Committee of the Whole reported Senate Bills 107 and 144 without amendment and advanced them to third reading.

All vote tallies and passage announcements above are taken from the Senate floor record as read by the secretary and announced on the chamber floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session 25-04-17","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of final-passage votes and adopted resolutions recorded during the Michigan Senate session, including bill numbers, short descriptions and vote tallies.","taxTitle","2025 Senate Legislature MI, Michigan","taxId",78718,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":46,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269643,"Senate approves changes to Open Meetings Act over objections from several senators",68,2310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e&start=2310&end=2378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e/thumbnail_2310000.jpg","/articles/6269643/Michigan/Senate-approves-changes-to-Open-Meetings-Act-over-objections-from-several-senators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269643-3642695079ded22840ad0c3d0cff4c47/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087969&Signature=FRTgfUZ709Hf1aMzng5c6WXxwBNnnw~6CDfDY8Xnx59NdOSbyN7Qg921vS2jfOKmk2vaYpIot3xQIb5xJUqc4DxqAVNSiQCsTf7IB2ws1FPOyIcjyz2oz0pagnBO8Vm6uJe7XM0u9pNjaWqORYYDVpvEkr30~-jaE-3CO24riSGVoTQPXzLRJqpbA~rCEVCwWZPef7CR4igxRbp5J85te2irJtYNtj0WtXjdW0En4tfrivswAUj2HpCAuZHz6FscmfJ099jVEjgQ7G0IKFxwNP3BnS-1k3ZtYO986dkLWJRJjnFeSLUdpii3uXNg46-Se32LUzgKO0Pv30k6MUjzDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Michigan Senate approved changes to the Open Meetings Act on April 15, with final passage of Senate Bill 129 recorded at 20 aye, 16 no, and 1 excused. The bill was reported with no amendments pending when it reached final passage.

Senator Runstead, a Michigan state senator, offered a detailed no-vote explanation on the floor, arguing the measure as written could allow a person appointed to a public commission to claim a disability and attend remotely without sufficient verification. “This bill is written, sloppily as seems like all the Democrat bills are, is allowing a person to just simply say, I have some kind of a disability and thus can go remote and not have to face the public,” Runstead said, adding that he was especially concerned about bodies such as the Michigan Public Service Commission being able to avoid in-person public interaction.

Runstead said the Open Meetings Act’s purpose is to ensure the public can confront and ask questions of appointed officials and that the bill lacked provisions to require proof of a limiting condition. Senators Bellino and Tice asked to include the same no-vote explanation on the record.

The secretary closed the board and announced the tally after members voted. The bill now moves on the enactment pathway as recorded.","Senate Bill 129, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act, passed 20-16-1 after floor debate and multiple no-vote explanations that criticized provisions allowing remote attendance on claimed disability grounds without stronger verification.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269646,"Senate votes unanimously to let foster youth keep personal income under SB 18",156,2619000,2775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e&start=2619&end=2775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e/thumbnail_2619000.jpg","/articles/6269646/Michigan/Senate-votes-unanimously-to-let-foster-youth-keep-personal-income-under-SB-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269646-ac6c28e426bb0919ea2eec8fb98c4461/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087969&Signature=FVwITdxijEM7ZkXb3BVU4jBwlAlA7E69kkZozFWm-Kd5zIpexnGnXogHBjTymc5RNfjGQPtCfzoMh-H4NA9aT9WCCBapUslLbraH5vrC~ZqEDuEJu6jF9m4YVIf5PXS3I0cdmLR7lB91KQEvHDvasE-A1pR~qRmYFJ-Hr2ORmcIeHS4LqndxHS2fPr4xZC-18mgdWC2xAItBiyXCryKkBQU0ihaOiATB9Q6oppdgfpCsnxFIMncGuLtFRHQRFPCf9D3ljAGDengDj-w4DIWGa4tzNgPB8eXLz8WT1Ke0mHm4sTvVJ~U87xvPM-3YLfFAI9wqMPJFGismkl9oA7QAcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Michigan Senate gave final passage to Senate Bill 18 on April 15 to preserve certain income for children in foster care rather than allowing the state to appropriate those funds into the general foster-care budget. The final recorded vote was 36 aye, 0 no, and 1 excused.

Senator Irwin, a Michigan state senator, urged support on the floor and described the bill as “right[ing] a long standing wrong in our state foster care system.” Irwin said that when children in foster care receive income — for example Social Security survivor benefits tied to a deceased parent — that income is currently taken by the state and used in the foster-care system. “I think that the income of these foster care kids is their income, and it should be reserved for their needs,” Irwin said.

Irwin framed the bill as a bipartisan effort that had passed the Senate in a prior session and asked colleagues to complete the policy this year so foster youth would have funds available during care or when they age out. The sponsor said retaining those funds could help with education, housing and financial stability and reduce the risk that youth later fall into homelessness or the criminal-justice system.

The bill had no amendments pending on final passage, and the sponsor requested that her remarks be printed in the journal. The measure now moves to the next steps required for enactment.","Senate Bill 18, which prevents the state from diverting certain income of children in foster care, passed the Michigan Senate unanimously among those voting (36-0-1). Sponsor Senator Irwin said the bill restores income to foster youth to help with education, housing and transition to independence.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269651,"Senate approves maternal-health package including reporting, midwifery and anti-bias measures",392,2846000,3238000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e&start=2846&end=3238","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3041368-92d26599c56c2894db8946316af60b5e/thumbnail_2846000.jpg","/articles/6269651/Michigan/Senate-approves-maternal-health-package-including-reporting-midwifery-and-anti-bias-measures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269651-5574eb462b8099d8eeed203284e9968a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087969&Signature=oGkx1wmkL0NJqEcoe5asnOsIKniCIl1T8eqBLyRgnWBPbEM0A2n6NtEpUnvnZxa8dkFeoEwNeOVJCOaaNS1MxCSKqZPI2foLsHgrq7GdOw5~N-vT~LxhbszTWGROaZA5c3u2OULTNxewrFoLibP~2zUC6iuRo~SVpSfzTHbGBa1~I5PSrMLIIQF9R7lV2sEMM2v6J2kt5loOLdFbLKEOZrUxDDbDfEfhFI2yUmJtVY6oTZCZR1oLRtIkQsbAZeSLUEFT5fo1YdJwZlrYKfg8-p0wFdIeFNlBFEYVQaSnM7h-MRpmrp9zyBaXeBQhMKFpjIyh1heWgvQeIV3fJ-begw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Michigan Senate on April 15 approved a package of bills intended to improve prenatal, perinatal and postpartum care and to address racial disparities in maternal outcomes. Several bills in the package — including Senate Bill 29 and companion measures through Senate Bill 39 — passed with differing vote margins; key bills such as SB29, SB30 and SB31 passed 22-14-1.

Senator Geiss, a Michigan state senator, outlined the package on the floor as a coordinated effort to “pave the way for positive birthing experiences that are grounded in joy and love” and said the bills aim to “dismantle[] systemic barriers that disproportionately impact Black and Brown birthing people.” Geiss described provisions that require reporting and monitoring of unjust or biased perinatal care, expand midwifery coverage, and strengthen patient protections in hospitals.

The package’s central elements include a newly created Biased and Unjust Care Reporting Act (Senate Bill 30), requirements for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to collect and publish studies and reports about biased perinatal care, and codification of the maternal mortality review team’s duties. The bills also direct the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), on request from MDHHS, to collect information from malpractice insurers on policies related to perinatal care. Other provisions require hospitals to document patient-protection policies and support patients’ ability to have a doula or chosen companion during labor; expand certain Medicaid coverages for perinatal services; and add licensed midwives and midwifery programs to a loan-repayment program and to insurer reimbursement requirements.

Geiss also said the package clarifies that pregnancy or lactation status is protected under the state civil-rights law, referencing the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and stating the bills would make clear protections include pregnancy and lactation. “This has been a long road,” Geiss said, urging passage on the final day of Black Maternal Health Week.

Votes on individual bills in the package were recorded separately on the Senate floor. Examples of final tallies recorded in the session include: Senate Bill 29 — 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 30 — 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 31 — 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 32 — 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 33 — 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 34 — 22 aye, 14 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 36 — 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 37 — 27 aye, 9 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 38 — 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused (passed); Senate Bill 39 — 36 aye, 0 no, 1 excused (passed).

The bills have been advanced and recorded as final passage; some items in the package had earlier passed the Senate in prior sessions, and sponsors framed the measures as a response to persistent disparities in maternal outcomes. The bills assign new data-collection or reporting duties to state agencies, which means implementation will depend on MDHHS and DIFS rule-making and reporting timelines.

Senator Geiss asked that her remarks be printed in the journal. The measures will move next to the House or to any further administrative steps required for implementation.","The Michigan Senate approved a package of bills aimed at addressing maternal health disparities, including a biased-and-unjust-care reporting law, codifying the maternal mortality review team, expanded midwife reimbursement, and changes to civil-rights protections for pregnancy and lactation.","actionData","errors"]

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