HR 84 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to declare May 2025 as Foster Care Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.

House Resolution 84 declares May 2025 as Foster Care Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. This resolution aims to increase awareness of children and youth in foster care and to honor the commitment of foster families, caregivers, and professionals who support them.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 1, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 3 edits

MINOR

The resolution was amended to include five additional sponsors (Alexander, Glanville, Paiz, Rogers, Witwer, and Young) and added a new 'Whereas' clause emphasizing that children in foster care deserve a safe, nurturing environment and a sense of belonging. The formatting was also cleaned up to remove internal tracking codes and line number artifacts.

TECHNICAL

Added five new sponsors to the resolution: Alexander, Glanville, Paiz, Rogers, Witwer, and Young.

Removed internal tracking codes, line numbers, and formatting artifacts from the original draft.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new clause stating that children in foster care deserve a safe, nurturing environment and a sense of belonging.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

adopted

lower

May 1, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Luke Meerman

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors