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MI HB5475
Bill
Status
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Edwards
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AI Summary
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Requires the Michigan Secretary of State to issue official state identification cards to prisoners before their release on parole or discharge, with implementation beginning January 1, 2026.
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Mandates the Secretary of State accept Department of Corrections identification cards containing a prisoner's legal name and photograph as one of the required identification documents for state ID applications.
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Grants the Secretary of State electronic access to prisoner information maintained by the Department of Corrections to verify identity of prisoners applying for state identification cards.
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Requires the Secretary of State to deliver IDs to the Department of Corrections before a prisoner's projected release date, or mail them as soon as possible if that deadline cannot be met.
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Creates a tie bar provision making this bill contingent on the enactment of HB 5477 and HB 5474 from the 103rd Legislature.
Legislative Description
State: identification cards; program to provide state identification cards to parolees; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1972 PA 222 (MCL 28.291). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5477'26, HB 5474'26
State: identification cards
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/27/2026
1/28/2026