HB 4515 — Human services: food assistance; recipient's digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k.
Last action — PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced July 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill requires food assistance recipients' images and signatures on Michigan bridge cards.
This bill amends existing law to mandate that Michigan bridge cards for food assistance display recipients' digital photographs and signatures. This change aims to enhance identification for users of the program.
What this means for you
- Families: This means that families receiving food assistance will have a more secure means of identification when using their benefits.
Summary
Human services: food assistance; recipient's digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 4515, a few lines of text have been added, while some have been removed. These changes likely refine the bill's language or structure, making it clearer or more focused on its objectives. This is important because clearer legislation can lead to better understanding and implementation, ensuring that it effectively addresses the issues it aims to solve.
HB-4515, As Passed House, September 17, 2025 SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
If more than 1 OOI H03030'25 (H-2)(H-2)_HB4515_APH_1 jwpf790f2spi individual is authorized by the department to use the Michigan bridge card, the digital photographic image and signature of all individuals over the age of 18 authorized to use the card must appear on the card.
Final Page OOI H03030'25 (H-2)(H-2)_HB4515_APH_1 jwpf790f2spi
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- Substitute Substitute (H-2) - 2 pdf
- Introduced House Introduced Bill pdf
Action History
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7/2/2026 - PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
Sponsors
- Jason Woolford · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 37 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jason Woolford Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 39% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Myers-Phillips | — | Nay |
| O’Neal | — | Nay |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Nay |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Carol Glanville | Democrat | Nay |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Nay |
| Erin Byrnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Nay |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Nay |
| Kara Hope | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Nay |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Nay |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Nay |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Nay |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Nay |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Nay |
| Alicia St. Germaine | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Schriver | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Maddock | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 39% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Myers-Phillips | — | Nay |
| St. Germaine | — | Yea |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Nay |
| Amos O'Neal | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Nay |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Carol Glanville | Democrat | Nay |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Nay |
| Erin Byrnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Nay |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Nay |
| Kara Hope | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Nay |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Nay |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Nay |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Nay |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Nay |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Schriver | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Maddock | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 4515 do?
- Human services: food assistance; recipient's digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 14k.
- Who sponsors HB 4515?
- HB 4515 is sponsored by Jason Woolford (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 4515?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced July 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 4515?
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