# Michigan HB 4981: Health occupations: counselors; reference to limited licensed counselor; modify to limited licensed professional counselor. Amends secs. 16281, 16905, 18101, 18105, 18106, 18111, 18114 & 18117 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16281 et seq.). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

Michigan HB 4981, Health occupations: counselors; reference to limited licensed counselor; modify to limited licensed professional counselor. Amends secs. 16281, 16905, 18101, 18105, 18106, 18111, 18114 & 18117 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16281 et seq.). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Parker Fairbairn (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-02-24 (REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan HB 4981
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health occupations: counselors; reference to limited licensed counselor; modify to limited licensed professional counselor. Amends secs. 16281, 16905, 18101, 18105, 18106, 18111, 18114 & 18117 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16281 et seq.). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Last action: 2026-02-24, REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
- Sponsor: Parker Fairbairn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Health occupations: counselors, Occupations: individual licensing and registration, State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (109 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Parker Fairbairn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Cavitt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Prestin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Markkanen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Thompson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karl Bohnak (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rylee Linting (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 109 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-02-24: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (House)
- 2026-02-18: transmitted (House)
- 2026-02-18: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #41 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: read a third time (House)
- 2026-02-18: placed on immediate passage (House)
- 2026-02-18: placed on third reading (House)
- 2026-02-18: read a second time (House)
- 2026-01-22: referred to second reading (House)
- 2026-01-22: reported with recommendation without amendment (House)
- 2025-11-12: recommendation concurred in (House)
- 2025-11-12: reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-24: bill electronically reproduced 09/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-09-18: referred to Committee on Health Policy (House)
- 2025-09-18: read a first time (House)
- 2025-09-18: introduced by Representative Rep. Parker Fairbairn (House)

## Bill text

- As Passed by the House, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4981.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-09-18: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4981.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4981.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4981.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4981-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).