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Michigan House Bill 5544
Session 2025-2026
Financial institutions: money transmitters; money transmission modernization act; create. Creates new act.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Jul 1, 2026
First Action
Feb 19, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
5544
State
Michigan
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Sarah Lightner
Primary
Republican
Bill Schuette
Cosponsor
Democrat
Brenda Carter
Cosponsor
Republican
David Martin
Cosponsor
Republican
Mark Tisdel
Cosponsor
Democrat
William Snyder
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on June 25, 2026
Motion Text
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #263 Yeas 97 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
House Roll Call Votes
Democrat
Alabas Farhat
Yes
Republican
Alicia St. Germaine
Yes
Republican
Angela Rigas
Yes
Democrat
Angela Witwer
Yes
Republican
Ann Bollin
Yes
Democrat
Betsy Coffia
Yes
Republican
Bill Schuette
Yes
Republican
Brad Paquette
Yes
Republican
Bradley Slagh
Yes
Democrat
Brenda Carter
Yes
Republican
Brian BeGole
Yes
Republican
Bryan Posthumus
Yes
Republican
Cameron Cavitt
Yes
Democrat
Carol Glanville
Yes
Democrat
Carrie Rheingans
Yes
Republican
Curt VanderWall
Yes
Democrat
Cynthia Neeley
Yes
Republican
David Martin
Yes
Republican
David Prestin
Yes
Democrat
Denise Mentzer
Yes
Democrat
Donavan McKinney
Yes
Republican
Donni Steele
Yes
Republican
Douglas Wozniak
Yes
Democrat
Dylan Wegela
Yes
Democrat
Emily Dievendorf
Yes
Democrat
Erin Byrnes
Yes
Republican
Gina Johnsen
Yes
Republican
Greg VanWoerkom
Yes
Republican
Gregory Alexander
Yes
Republican
Gregory Markkanen
Yes
Democrat
Helena Scott
Yes
Republican
Jaime Greene
No
Republican
James DeSana
No
Republican
Jamie Thompson
Yes
Democrat
Jason Hoskins
Yes
Democrat
Jason Morgan
Yes
Republican
Jason Woolford
Yes
Democrat
Jasper Martus
Yes
Republican
Jay DeBoyer
Yes
Democrat
Jennifer Conlin
Yes
Republican
Jennifer Wortz
No
Republican
Jerry Neyer
Yes
Democrat
Jimmie Wilson
Yes
Republican
Joe Pavlov
Yes
Democrat
Joe Tate
Yes
Democrat
Joey Andrews
Yes
Democrat
John Fitzgerald
Yes
Republican
John Roth
Yes
Republican
Joseph Aragona
Yes
Republican
Joseph Fox
Yes
Republican
Josh Schriver
Yes
Democrat
Julie Brixie
Yes
Democrat
Julie Rogers
Yes
Democrat
Kara Hope
Yes
Republican
Karl Bohnak
Yes
Republican
Kathy Schmaltz
Yes
Democrat
Kelly Breen
Yes
Republican
Ken Borton
Yes
Democrat
Kristian Grant
No
Democrat
Laurie Pohutsky
Yes
Republican
Luke Meerman
Yes
Democrat
Mai Xiong
Yes
Republican
Mark Tisdel
Yes
Republican
Matt Bierlein
Yes
Republican
Matt Hall
Yes
Democrat
Matt Koleszar
Yes
Democrat
Matt Longjohn
Yes
Republican
Matt Maddock
Yes
Republican
Mike Harris
Yes
Republican
Mike Hoadley
Yes
Democrat
Mike McFall
Yes
Republican
Mike Mueller
Yes
Democrat
Morgan Foreman
Yes
Unknown
Myers-Phillips
Yes
Republican
Nancy De Boer
Yes
Republican
Nancy Jenkins-Arno
Yes
Democrat
Natalie Price
Yes
Democrat
Noah Arbit
Yes
Unknown
O’Neal
Yes
Unknown
Outman
Yes
Republican
Parker Fairbairn
Yes
Republican
Pauline Wendzel
Yes
Democrat
Penelope Tsernoglou
Yes
Democrat
Peter Herzberg
Yes
Republican
Phil Green
Yes
Democrat
Phil Skaggs
Yes
Republican
Rachelle Smit
Yes
Democrat
Ranjeev Puri
Yes
Democrat
Reggie Miller
No
Democrat
Regina Weiss
No
Republican
Ron Robinson
Yes
Republican
Rylee Linting
Yes
Democrat
Samantha Steckloff
Yes
Republican
Sarah Lightner
Yes
Democrat
Sharon MacDonell
Yes
Democrat
Stephanie Young
No
Democrat
Stephen Wooden
Yes
Republican
Steve Carra
No
Republican
Steve Frisbie
Yes
Republican
Thomas Kuhn
Yes
Republican
Tim Kelly
Yes
Republican
Timothy Beson
No
Republican
Tom Kunse
Yes
Democrat
Tullio Liberati
Yes
Democrat
Veronica Paiz
No
Republican
William Bruck
Yes
Democrat
William Snyder
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text (5)
Substitute (H-1)
https://legislature.mi.gov/Committees/CBR?committeeID=1980
Substitute (H-2)
https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2026-HCVBH-5544-0N297.pdf
Substitute (H-2) - 2
https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2026-HCVBH-5544-0O3310.pdf
House Introduced Bill
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2026-HIB-5544.pdf
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2026-HIB-5544.htm
As Passed by the House
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2026-HEBH-5544.pdf
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/htm/2026-HEBH-5544.htm
Documents (3)
Summary as Introduced (3/10/2026)
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/House/pdf/2026-HLA-5544-KPQ7MXST.pdf
Summary for Committee (5/13/2026)
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/House/pdf/2026-HLA-5544-ZYWJB4FL.pdf
Summary as Reported from Committee (6/23/2026)
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/House/pdf/2026-HLA-5544-MXQS93C5.pdf
Actions (16)
07/01/2026
Senate
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
07/01/2026
Senate
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
06/25/2026
House
transmitted
06/25/2026
House
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #263 Yeas 97 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
06/25/2026
House
read a third time
06/23/2026
House
placed on third reading
06/23/2026
House
substitute (H-2) adopted
06/23/2026
House
read a second time
06/18/2026
House
referred to second reading
06/18/2026
House
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2)
03/17/2026
House
recommendation concurred in
03/17/2026
House
reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules with substitute (H-1)
02/24/2026
House
bill electronically reproduced 02/19/2026
02/19/2026
House
referred to Committee on Finance
02/19/2026
House
read a first time
02/19/2026
House
introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner
Sources
MI Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5544/
Record Created
Mar 3, 2026 8:01:22 PM
Record Updated
Jul 17, 2026 4:29:30 AM
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