SR 18 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution affirming that the Michigan Senate recognizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential foundational principles for achieving the American Dream and encouraging policymakers, educational institutions, workplaces, and other organizations throughout the state and nation to adopt and uphold these principles in their work.

This is a symbolic Senate resolution (SR 18), not a bill with legal effect. It affirms that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential principles for achieving the American Dream, and encourages policymakers, schools, workplaces, and organizations to adopt DEI practices. The resolution makes no new laws or requirements - it simply expresses support for DEI as foundational to opportunity and prosperity. It was unanimously adopted by the Michigan Senate on March 18, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025

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The resolution text was reformatted from a multi-line layout to a single-line per paragraph format, with minor punctuation adjustments (question marks instead of apostrophes in some instances). No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new requirements were introduced.

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Text formatting changed from multi-line to single-line paragraphs with minor punctuation adjustments; no substantive policy changes.

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

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Committee

Mar 18, 2025

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ADOPTED

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Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors