Bill Text: MI HB6113 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Introduced

Michigan House Bill 6113

Introduced

Bill Title: State agencies (existing): generally; certain demographic data of individuals; require state agencies and local units of government to collect. Creates new act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-06-23 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/18/2026 [HB6113 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-HB6113-Introduced.html

HOUSE BILL NO. 6113

June 18, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Hoskins, McKinney, B. Carter, Grant, Edwards, Scott, Wilson, Myers-Phillips, T. Carter, O'Neal, Young, Neeley, Tsernoglou, Foreman, Rheingans, Wegela, Andrews, Byrnes, Skaggs, Steckloff, Dievendorf, Weiss, Paiz, Price, Longjohn, Pohutsky, Farhat and Coffia and referred to Committee on Government Operations. - Title: Intro, sponsors, and referral

A bill to require the collection of certain demographic information from individuals; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) If a state agency or local unit of government collects demographic information from an individual for any purpose, the state agency or local unit of government must include the following subcategories for the black, African, or Caribbean categories:

(a) A descendant of an individual who was enslaved in United States, American Freedmen.

(b) Not a descendant of an individual who was enslaved in United States, American Freedmen.

(2) This section applies to a state agency beginning on April 1, 2027 and to a local unit of government beginning on January 1, 2027.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "African" means an individual who immigrated directly from Africa to the United States or who is a descendant of an individual who immigrated directly from Africa to the United States, and who does not have an ancestor who was enslaved in the United States.

(b) "Caribbean" means an individual who immigrated directly from a Caribbean country to the United States or is a descendant of an individual who immigrated directly from a Caribbean country to the United States, and who does not have an ancestor who was enslaved in the United States.

(c) "Descendant of an individual who was enslaved in United States, American Freedmen" means an individual who has 1 or more ancestors who were enslaved in the United States.

(d) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, village, or township or any combination of counties, cities, villages, or townships. Local unit of government includes an entity created or established by a county, city, village, or township.

(e) "State agency" means a state department, board, commission, office, agency, institution, or any other unit of state government.