2023 House Bill 5276

Military affairs: other; office of mental health; establish within the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs.

A bill to create the office of mental health and suicide prevention in the Michigan veterans affairs agency and provide for its powers and duties; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities.

Official record

Introduced in the House

Oct. 26, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-48) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Christine Morse (D-40), Jaime Churches (D-27), Reggie Miller (D-31), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Jasper Martus (D-69), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Natalie Price (D-5), Carol Glanville (D-84), Nancy DeBoer (R-86), Robert Bezotte (R-50), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Jenn Hill (D-109), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Noah Arbit (D-20), Brenda Carter (D-53), Julie Rogers (D-41) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security