# HB 5979 (2025-2026)

HB 5979 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6), in committee as of 2026-05-14; sponsored by [Matt Maddock](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcbe-716e-8816-d53344e134ec) and 11 others.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fea1-77ee-b805-d484eb7110b5>

Within: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)

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

- `adms:identifier`: [mi-legislature-measure 2025-2026/HB/5979](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fece-76f7-922a-a549b15e05d9)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)
- **in committee** (`bcleg:inCommittee`): [House Committee on Education and Workforce (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bdf5-76ee-b45f-4d4ff76fb6b3)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [Matt Maddock](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcbe-716e-8816-d53344e134ec)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fea1-77ee-b805-d483c6e52ef2)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-22e1-764a-8645-eb32aee422d3)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0da79-005b-7578-814c-f46b8d38c183)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [1976 PA 451](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-281d-740a-84e9-a537158456f3)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5979
- `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`: Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852 ) by adding sec. 1290.
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Brad Paquette](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcaf-76c8-83e6-23e6e681a207)
  - [Kathy Schmaltz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcb8-7142-b215-6ed961c16087)
  - [Jason Woolford](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcbd-7427-85fe-cd59d84b4ebc)
  - [Matt Maddock](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcbe-716e-8816-d53344e134ec)
  - [Douglas C Wozniak](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc6-733f-99d8-229a0d02453f)
  - [Joseph Pavlov](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bccb-7706-a89f-c9fb0f73bc75)
  - [Josh Schriver](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bccd-738f-8775-7993173a2550)
  - [Brian BeGole](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcd2-71cc-aaa0-fd3dbb250959)
  - [Angela Rigas](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcda-7413-9347-5ae76c23ebb9)
  - [Pat Outman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bce6-70ad-aad1-b04b870c3cad)
  - [Tom Kunse](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf0-705a-b1af-6897d91b2eab)
  - [Ken Borton](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcf4-7647-bd99-6b60e77ee273)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5979 (2025-2026)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [in committee](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusReferred)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2026-05-14 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5979) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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