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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan Modifies Child Care Organization Licensing, Inspection, and Background Check Requirements
Last action · May 20, 2026: referred to Committee on Families and VeteransSponsor: Sarah Anthony
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 313 modifies licensing rules, background checks, inspection procedures, and disaster temporary operation standards for child care organizations in Michigan. The bill authorizes school-operated child care centers to use school building fire safety certifications instead of separate inspections and updates criminal history check and redetermination timelines.
Child care operators, school districts, and staff face updated compliance standards for background checks, facility inspections, and disaster relocations, affecting licensing procedures and fees.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Child Care Operators and Staff
Child care centers, group homes, and family homes must comply with updated background check requirements, inspection rules, and disaster relocation procedures.
School Districts
Superintendents of school districts are authorized to certify the health and fire safety of child care centers located within school buildings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are school-based child care centers required to undergo separate fire safety inspections under this bill?
What happens if a child care facility needs to relocate temporarily due to a disaster?
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Procedural history
11 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Families and Veterans
- May 20, 2026HouseIntroducedread a first time
- May 20, 2026Housereceived on 05/20/2026
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorPASSED ROLL CALL # 105 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- May 19, 2026SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- May 19, 2026SenateSUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
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- May 19, 2026SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- Mar 25, 2026SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
- Mar 25, 2026SenateCommitteeREPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/24/2026
- May 15, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
- May 15, 2025SenateIntroducedINTRODUCED BY SENATOR SARAH ANTHONY
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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