HR 161 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to declare September 2025 as Workforce Development Month in the state of Michigan.

This resolution (HR 161) is a ceremonial declaration by the Michigan House of Representatives, not a policy bill. It formally designates September 2025 as "Workforce Development Month" across the state of Michigan. The resolution recognizes the importance of workforce training programs, education, and partnerships in preparing Michiganders for jobs in key sectors like manufacturing, technology, and advanced agriculture. It highlights Michigan's skilled trades workforce and celebrates efforts to connect people with career pathways, without creating new laws or funding.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Sep 4, 2025 Last action Sep 4, 2025

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 2 edits

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The resolution was amended to include additional sponsoring representatives and updated the formatting of the text. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged, with no modifications to policy scope, funding, eligibility, or implementation details.

TECHNICAL

Added five additional sponsoring representatives (Breen, Fox, Glanville, Paiz, Rogers, and Weiss) to the original sponsor (DeBoer), expanding the coalition supporting the resolution.

Reformatted the text layout and removed internal markup codes from the original draft, standardizing the presentation for final adoption.

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Sep 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

adopted

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Sep 4, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Nancy DeBoer

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors