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SB0501Introduced in the Senate

Health occupations: physical therapists; licensing process; modify to incorporate physical therapy licensing compact. Amends secs. 16335, 17801 & 17821 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16335 et seq.) & adds secs. 17820a & 17820b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4101'25

Passed

Introduced by Sylvia Santana, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Health occupations: physical therapists; licensing process; modify to incorporate physical therapy licensing compact. Amends secs. 16335, 17801 & 17821 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16335 et seq.) & adds secs. 17820a & 17820b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4101'25

Where it stands

Assigned Pa 0040'26 With Immediate Effect

July 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #305 · July 3, 2026

106

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

108 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Tyrone Carter1Yes
Tullio Liberati2Yes
Alabas Farhat3Yes
Regina Weiss5Yes
Natalie Price6Yes
Tonya Myers Phillips7Yes
Helena Scott8Yes
Joseph Tate9Yes
Veronica Paiz10Yes
Donavan McKinney11Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced By Senator Sylvia Santana

  2. Referred To Committee On Health Policy

  3. Reported Favorably Without Amendment 9/3/2025

  4. Referred To Committee Of The Whole

  5. Rules Suspended For Immediate Consideration

  6. Reported By Committee Of The Whole Favorably Without Amendment(s)

  7. Placed On Order Of Third Reading

  8. Substitute (s-1) Adopted

  9. Passed Roll Call # 224 Yeas 32 Nays 0 Excused 5 Not Voting 0

  10. Received On 09/09/2025

  11. Read A First Time

  12. Referred To Committee On Health Policy

  13. Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment

  14. Referred To Second Reading

  15. Read A Second Time

  16. Placed On Third Reading

  17. Read A Third Time

  18. Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #305 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

  19. Inserted Full Title

  20. Returned To Senate

  21. Given Immediate Effect

  22. Full Title Agreed To

  23. Ordered Enrolled

  24. Presented To Governor 7/14/2026 11:04 Am

  25. Approved By Governor 7/21/2026 1:24 Pm

  26. Filed With Secretary Of State 7/22/2026 10:44 Am

  27. Assigned Pa 0040'26 With Immediate Effect

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