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MI HB5263

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

11/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sharon MacDonell

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Michigan Veterans' Facility Ombudsman to immediately commence independent investigations upon receiving reports of abuse at veterans' facilities
  • Requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and employees of veterans' facilities to forward written copies of any abuse reports to the ombudsman
  • Expands the ombudsman's interview authority to include individuals with personal knowledge of events described in abuse reports
  • Requires the ombudsman to establish procedures for receiving and processing both complaints and reports of abuse, subject to council approval
  • Takes effect only if House Bills 5267, 5268, 5269, and one additional related bill from the 103rd Legislature are also enacted into law

Legislative Description

Veterans: ombudsman; forwarding reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility to the Michigan veterans’ facility ombudsman; require for the department of military and veterans affairs and employees of a veterans’ facility, and authorize the Michigan veterans’ facility ombudsman to independently investigate reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans’ facility. Amends sec. 4 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.774). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5268'25, HB 5269'25

State agencies (existing): military and veterans affairs

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/12/2025

11/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations11/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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