Holidays: other; Chaldean American Month; establish. Creates new act.
HB 4303 designates May of each year as "Chaldean American Month" in Michigan to recognize the contributions of Chaldean, Assyrian, and Syriac Americans to the state and nation. The bill is purely symbolic, creating no new policies, funding, or obligations. It directly affects the Chaldean American community by formally honoring their cultural and historical contributions through this annual designation. The bill has advanced through committee stages but remains pending final legislative approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Signed Apr 28, 2026
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House Concurred Bill
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MODERATE
The bill underwent a significant formatting overhaul, shifting from a standard legislative layout to a simplified text-only version. While the core policy declaration to designate May as 'Chaldean American Month' remains identical, the document lost its official Senate passage date, the list of sponsoring representatives, and the footer containing tracking numbers and page references.
TECHNICAL
Removed the original Senate passage date (April 16, 2026) and the list of sponsoring representatives.
Removed the original introduction date (March 25, 2025) and committee referral details.
Removed the official footer containing document tracking codes and page numbers.
Changed the capitalization of 'the people of the state of michigan' from title case to lowercase, though the legal meaning is unchanged.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026 · House Aug 21, 2025
How they voted
34–4
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 16, 2026
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2026
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 04/28/2026 10:39 AM
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 04/28/2026 10:02 AM
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 54 YEAS 33 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Sep 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Sep 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Sep 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/18/2025
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Aug 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #179 Yeas 99 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 10
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Government Operations
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Tom Kuhn
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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