# Michigan SB 0018: Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8g. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4750'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Michigan SB 0018, Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8g. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4750'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeff Irwin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan SB 0018
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 8g. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4750'25Last Action: ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-07-29, ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Sponsor: Jeff Irwin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Children: foster care, Children: guardians, Children: protection, Children: children's rights, Human services: children's services, State agencies (existing): health and human services
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (179 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger benefit protections for Michigan foster children: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, benefits received under sections 8f and 8g belong to the Michigan child in foster care. When the health department’s responsibility ends, it must release remaining money under the funding source’s rules. Without those rules, money goes to the child at age 18 or older, or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Irwin (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-03 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 107 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-07-03 | Senate | ROLL CALL: | pass | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 36 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-07-29: ASSIGNED PA 0052'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/23/2026 11:38 AM (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/21/2026 12:52 PM (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/14/2026 10:32 AM (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 214 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: HOUSE AMENDED TITLE (Senate)
- 2026-07-03: PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (House)
- 2026-07-03: returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-07-03: title amended (House)
- 2026-07-03: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #307 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 (House)
- 2026-07-03: read a third time (House)
- 2026-07-03: placed on immediate passage (House)
- 2026-07-03: placed on third reading (House)
- 2026-07-03: substitute (H-1) adopted (House)
- 2026-07-03: read a second time (House)
- 2026-07-02: placed on second reading (House)
- 2026-07-02: motion to discharge committee approved (House)
- 2026-07-02: rule suspended (House)
- 2025-04-17: referred to Committee on Families and Veterans (House)
- 2025-04-17: read a first time (House)
- 2025-04-17: received on 04/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-17: PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN (Senate)

## Bill text

- Public Act, 2026-07-23: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0052.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0018.pdf)
- As Passed by the Senate, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0018.pdf)
- Senate Concurred, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0018.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0018.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0052.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0018.pdf)
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0018.pdf)
- [Senate Concurred (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0018.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0018.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0018-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).