# HB 5978 (2021-2022)

HB 5978 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2021-2022 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-c299-712a-b1bb-a726b50ee8f8), public act as of 2022-10-11; sponsored by [Rodney Wakeman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c48-758a-a10b-3889a87b3646) and 10 others.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-fbe0-732e-9a47-67259be30c8b>

Within: [Michigan Legislature, 2021-2022 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-c299-712a-b1bb-a726b50ee8f8)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mi-legislature-measure 2021-2022/HB/5978](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-fbe2-7792-9d43-41775569dde3)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2021-2022 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d566-c299-712a-b1bb-a726b50ee8f8)
- **enacted as** (`bcleg:enactedAs`): [2022 PA 204](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-37c7-777b-beb7-fdb4a2df9696)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [Rodney Wakeman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c48-758a-a10b-3889a87b3646)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d567-fbe0-732e-9a47-6724aa018d99)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d578-e862-74cf-8ea7-50731239bcb1)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-1471-7740-91ff-285b06ce8b1e)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0da77-eade-74e8-9435-352ef31ebab8)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [1994 PA 203](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-1f89-73a8-b94a-5ec0fe42d676)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5978
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationType`: [bill](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/bill)
- `schema:name`: Children: foster care; family finding and engagement company; require department of health and human services to use to help connect foster children to family members and friends. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960 ) by adding sec. 3b.
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Tyrone Carter](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc86-763c-a39b-45188fa62e80)
  - [Stephanie A Young](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc99-779e-abd7-5e6097bef099)
  - [Laurie Pohutsky](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9a-72a9-bc1d-2471c65f0118)
  - [Brenda Carter](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc0-7316-9f0e-6cd33754aa66)
  - [Phil Green](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcce-76e9-b7c4-262a9702ff2a)
  - [Sarah E Anthony](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bd10-768b-80b3-3a0235acecb8)
  - [Bronna Kahle](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c13-72b5-86e9-3dbdafcb3a51)
  - [Tommy Brann](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c2f-738d-8990-31b152908f20)
  - [Mary Whiteford](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c32-75fe-ba33-ab9b252b293b)
  - [Rodney Wakeman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c48-758a-a10b-3889a87b3646)
  - [Jack O’Malley](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d573-9c53-7780-8fba-44da05de5197)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5978 (2021-2022)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [public act](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusActAssigned)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2022-10-11 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2022-HB-5978) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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