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Bills affecting Veteran / service member in Michigan (2026 session)

CivicRadar surfaces 35 active Michigan bills this session that affect veteran / service member constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.

Top 20 bills, ranked

Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the veteran / service member community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.

  1. 01
    MI · HB5885Introduced

    Property tax: exemptions; when to deny a disabled veteran’s exemption; clarify. Amends secs. 7b & 7c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b & 211.7c)

  2. 02
    MI · HB5258Introduced

    Military affairs: generally; Michigan Iraq and Afghanistan veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582).

  3. 03
    MI · HB5269Introduced

    Veterans: veterans' homes; forwarding reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a veteran to the county department of veterans affairs; require for certain state and local governmental officers and entities. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5268'25

  4. 04
    MI · HB5271Introduced

    Military affairs: other; Michigan azimuth bridge program for transitioning military service members' mental health; establish. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 321. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5270'25

  5. 05
    MI · SB0865In committee

    Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

  6. 06
    MI · HB5407On floor

    Property tax: exemptions; exemption for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran; modify. Amends sec. 7b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b).

  7. 07
    MI · HB4164Introduced

    Military affairs: other; release of the Michigan National Guard into active duty combat without an official act of Congress; add related definitions. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 203a.

  8. 08
    MI · HB4423Introduced

    Appropriations: supplemental; funding for the county veteran service fund emergency relief program; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

  9. 09
    MI · HB4712Introduced

    Military affairs: other; Tricare premium reimbursement program; create. Creates new act.

  10. 10
    MI · HB5257Introduced

    Use tax: exemptions; exemption for purchase of vehicle by disabled veteran; provide for. Amends sec. 21 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.111) & adds sec. 4hh. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5274'25

  11. 11
    MI · HB5259Introduced

    Military affairs: other; office of mental health peer mentorship program; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 323. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5270'25

  12. 12
    MI · HB5261Introduced

    Military affairs: other; office of mental health; establish within the Michigan veterans affairs agency. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 322. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5270'25

  13. 13
    MI · HB5262Introduced

    Veterans: other; definition for veteran of the uniformed services; create. Amends sec. 1 of 1965 PA 190 (MCL 35.61).

  14. 14
    MI · HB5263Introduced

    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

  15. 15
    MI · HB5264Introduced

    Veterans: other; Michigan military and veteran services support fund; provide for. Creates new act.

  16. 16
    MI · HB5265Introduced

    Veterans: other; grant program for veterans working to obtain a service animal; establish. Creates new act.

  17. 17
    MI · HB5266Introduced

    Veterans: other; office of veteran homelessness; create, and provide resources for homeless veterans. Creates new act.

  18. 18
    MI · HB5267Introduced

    Veterans: veterans' homes; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman; require to notify certain entities and individuals after deciding to investigate a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a veterans' facility. Amends secs. 1, 7, 12 & 13 of 2016 PA 198 (MCL 4.771 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5263'25, HB 5268'25, HB 5269'25

  19. 19
    MI · HB5270Introduced

    Military affairs: other; office of mental health; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5261'25, HB 5259'25, HB 5271'25

  20. 20
    MI · HB5272Introduced

    Individual income tax: property tax credit; credit for disabled veteran or widow or widower of disabled veteran who rents or leases a homestead; provide for and exclude from cap. Amends secs. 522 & 530 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206. 522 & 206.530). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5275'25

Frequently asked
What veteran / service member bills are moving in Michigan in 2026?
CivicRadar currently tracks 35 Michigan bills this session that affect veteran / service member constituents including Property tax: exemptions; when to deny a disabled veteran’s exemption; clarify. Amends secs. 7b & 7c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7b & 211.7c); Military affairs: generally; Michigan Iraq and Afghanistan veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582).; Veterans: veterans' homes; forwarding reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a veteran to the county department of veterans affairs; require for certain state and local governmental officers and entities. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5267'25, HB 5263'25, HB 5268'25.
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