HR 282 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to declare April 18, 2026, as Champions Day in the state of Michigan.

This bill designates April 18, 2026, as Champions Day in Michigan to honor the state's historic sports achievements from 1935 and recent successes. The resolution encourages citizens to celebrate the 1935 victories of Joe Louis, the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Lions, and the Detroit Red Wings, while also acknowledging Olympic gold medalists and the University of Michigan men's basketball team's 2026 national championship. As a commemorative measure, the bill has no legal requirements or funding provisions and serves solely to recognize these athletic milestones.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update the list of sponsoring representatives and restructure the text to focus on historical 1935 sports achievements. The most significant substantive addition is a new clause honoring modern Michigan athletes who won Olympic gold medals, expanding the celebration from solely historical figures to include contemporary excellence.

Scope change

The scope of the resolution was expanded to include modern Olympic athletes alongside historical figures, broadening the definition of 'Champions' to cover both past and present achievements.

SCOPE

Added a new provision honoring eight specific Michigan-born athletes (Keller, Simms, Connor, Werenski, Hughes, Hellebuyck, Larkin) who won Olympic gold medals, extending the resolution's recognition beyond the 1935 era to include recent international success.

TECHNICAL

Updated the list of sponsoring representatives to include new names (Breen, Glanville, Lightner, MacDonell, Miller, Paiz, Skaggs, Weiss, Young) and removed several original sponsors.

Reorganized the text flow to group the 1935 achievements (Joe Louis, Tigers, Lions, Red Wings) together before introducing the modern Olympic achievements, clarifying the timeline of events being honored.

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

adopted

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Jay DeBoyer

lower

1 primary · 33 co-sponsors