Military affairs: other; tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 2014 PA 259 (MCL 32.433 & 32.434). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0540'25, HB 4962'25
SB 542 amends Michigan's tuition assistance program for National Guard members by updating specific sections of the 2014 law (2014 PA 259). It directly affects current and future Michigan National Guard members by modifying the terms of their tuition benefit eligibility or calculation. The bill changes the legal provisions governing how the assistance is administered under the existing program. After passing the legislature with 34-3 votes in December 2025, it was sent to the governor for final approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Sep 11, 2025
Signed Dec 10, 2025
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Substitute (H-2) - 4
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Senate Concurred Bill
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The bill text was reformatted to align with Senate conventions, correcting a typo in the enacting clause and standardizing the layout. The substantive policy content regarding tuition assistance, eligibility, and funding limits remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the bill; only the presentation format was altered.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a typo in the enacting clause where 'peoplE' was changed to 'people'.
Reordered the text to follow standard Senate bill formatting, moving the title and purpose statement to the top and adjusting section numbering for clarity.
Removed internal legislative tracking codes (e.g., 'JJR', page numbers) and replaced them with standard Senate headers.
Floor votes · Senate Sep 25, 2025 · House Nov 13, 2025
How they voted
27–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Sep 25, 2025
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican19
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/9/2025 3:00 PM
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Signed into law
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/9/2025 2:14 PM
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-2) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #314 Yeas 97 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-2) adopted
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)
lower
Sep 26, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Sep 25, 2025
Introduced
received on 09/25/2025
lower
Sep 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 26 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Sep 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
upper
Sep 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Sep 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Veronica Klinefelt
DDemocratic
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