# Michigan HB 4746: Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n. Last Action: assigned PA 46'26 with immediate effect

Michigan HB 4746, Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n. Last Action: assigned PA 46'26 with immediate effect, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Woolford (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (assigned PA 46'26 with immediate effect); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan HB 4746
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14n. Last Action: assigned PA 46'26 with immediate effect
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Last action: 2026-07-29, assigned PA 46'26 with immediate effect
- Sponsor: Jason Woolford (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Human services: food assistance, Human services: services or financial assistance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Chip-enabled Bridge Cards for Michigan benefit recipients: benefit, low. Michigan must issue chip-enabled Bridge Cards to people receiving food or cash assistance. The deadline is one year after the law takes effect. Issuance must follow federal law and applicable industry standards published by the Accredited Standards Committee X9. The state must keep upgrading the ca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Woolford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian BeGole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jay DeBoyer (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-03 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-09-03 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 77 | 28 | 5 |

## Bill text

- Public Act, 2026-07-21: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0046.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4746.pdf)
- House Concurred, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4746.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2025-09-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4746.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-07-22: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4746.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0046.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4746.pdf)
- [House Concurred (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4746.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4746.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4746.pdf)

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- [HB 4599: Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for.…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4599-2025-2026)
- [HB 6007: Food: service establishments; delegation of certain duties and exemption of cer…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB6007-2025-2026)
- [HB 5485: Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5485-2025-2026)
- [HB 5120: Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5120-2025-2026)
- [SB 0569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0569-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4746-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).