Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for. Amends sec. 1278a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a) & adds sec. 1279i.
This Michigan bill updates high school graduation requirements by allowing students to earn math credits through approved career and technical education programs in trades like welding, construction, and engineering. It adds a new section to the state school code that recognizes formal CTE programs as equivalent to traditional math courses when they cover the same content as state assessments. The legislation also clarifies how personal finance courses can count toward multiple subject requirements, including math, arts, and foreign language credits. These changes directly affect public school districts and academies in Michigan by providing more flexibility in how students meet graduation standards while maintaining core academic expectations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Last action Aug 26, 2026
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The changes between the House Introduced Bill and the As Passed by the House version of HB 5648 are purely typographical. Hyphens were removed from instances of '1/2-credit' to read '1/2 credit,' and line breaks were reflowed. No substantive policy, scope, or eligibility changes were made.
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Removed hyphens from '1/2-credit' to '1/2 credit' in two places within the economics course requirement language. This is a formatting correction only with no effect on meaning.
Floor votes · House Aug 26, 2026
How they voted
59–38
Passed
Total votes 97
Aug 26, 2026
D
Democratic40
95% Nay
R
Republican57
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Aug 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #354 Yeas 59 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 12
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Education and Workforce
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Jason Woolford
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jason Woolford
RRepublican
Co
Cam Cavitt
RRepublican
Co
Dave Prestin
RRepublican
Co
Greg Alexander
RRepublican
Co
Greg Markkanen
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Wortz
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Neyer
RRepublican
Co
Josh Schriver
RRepublican
Co
Ken Borton
RRepublican
Co
Matt Bierlein
RRepublican
Co
Matt Maddock
RRepublican
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