Michigan Senate · 2025–2026
HB 4556: Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify
Passage · March 18, 2026 · Yeas 24, nays 9 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 4556
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 24, nays 9; 4 didn't vote (4 excused)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: the Journal (PDF) ↗
The bill on legislature.mi.gov ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (24)
- Sarah Anthony D-21
- Rosemary Bayer D-13
- Winnie Brinks D-29
- Jon Bumstead R-32
- Darrin Camilleri D-4
- Mary Cavanagh D-6
- Stephanie Chang D-3
- John Cherry D-27
- Kevin Daley R-26
- John Damoose R-37
- Roger Hauck R-34
- Kevin Hertel D-12
- Mark Huizenga R-30
- Jeff Irwin D-15
- Veronica Klinefelt D-11
- Sean McCann D-19
- Jeremy Moss D-7
- Dayna Polehanki D-5
- Sylvia Santana D-2
- Sue Shink D-14
- Sam Singh D-28
- Roger Victory R-31
- Michael Webber R-9
- Paul Wojno D-10
Nay (9)
- Thomas Albert R-18
- Joe Bellino R-16
- Michele Hoitenga R-36
- Dan Lauwers R-25
- Jonathan Lindsey R-17
- Ed McBroom R-38
- Aric Nesbitt R-20
- Rick Outman R-33
- Lana Theis R-22
Excused (4)
- Erika Geiss D-1
- Ruth Johnson R-24
- Mallory McMorrow D-8
- Jim Runestad R-23