Bills affecting Veteran / service member in Michigan — 2026 session

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)

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

Occupations: barbers; license to perform services at veteran service organizations; provide for. Amends secs. 1117 & 1217 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1117 & 339.1217). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4394'25

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

Military affairs: other; release of the Michigan national guard into active duty combat without an official act of Congress; prohibit. Amends 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.501 - 32.851) by adding sec. 203. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4164'25

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

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

Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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