Michigan HR218: A resolution to declare November 2025 as Adoption Month in the state of Michigan.

What the bill says

A resolution to declare November 2025 as Adoption Month in the state of Michigan.

From the enrolled text, November 13, 2025:

A resolution to declare November 2025 as Adoption Month in the state of Michigan. Whereas, Tens of thousands of children are adopted yearly in the United States; and Whereas, The National Council for Adoption recognizes three categories of adoption. The first is private domestic adoption, the child?s birth mother voluntarily works with a private adoption agency. The second is adoption from foster care, in which children involved in the child welfare system are adopted by their foster parents. The third is intercountry adoptions, in which children from foreign countries are adopted by American parents; and Whereas, Over the last five years for which data are available, the most common countries of origin for intercountry adoptees were Colombia, China, Ukraine, and South Korea; and Whereas, An estimated 2,745 children were adopted in Michigan in 2023. Of these, an estimated 1,610 were adoptions from foster care, 1,099 were private domestic adoptions, and thirty-six were intercountry adoptions; and Whereas, Adoptees and adoptive parents face unique challenges. Adoptees from foster care are survivors of child abuse or neglect, and many intercountry adoptees were born in countries riven by conflict, hunger, or disease. Adopted children are more likely than non-adoptee children to suffer from mental and emotional issues; and Whereas, Private domestic and intercountry adoption fees regularly cost between $25,000 and $50,000; and Whereas, The …

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Sponsors

• MacDonell, Sharon (D, 56) · primary sponsor
• Miller, Reggie (D, 31)
• Wooden, Stephen (D, 81)
• Mentzer, Denise (D, 61)
• Paiz, Veronica (D, 10)
• Steckloff, Samantha (D, 19)
• Carter, Tyrone (D, 1)
• Carter, Brenda (D, 53)
• Wozniak, Douglas (R, 59)
• Paquette, Brad (R, 37)
• Prestin, David (R, 108)
• Outman, Pat (R, 91)

Latest actions

1. November 13, 2025: adopted
2. November 13, 2025: introduced by Representative Rep. Sharon MacDonell

Common questions

What is HR218?

HR218 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): A resolution to declare November 2025 as Adoption Month in the state of Michigan.

What does HR218 do?

In its own words: A resolution to declare November 2025 as Adoption Month in the state of Michigan.

What is the status of HR218?

Passed both chambers as of November 13, 2025. Latest action: adopted (November 13, 2025).

Who sponsored HR218?

MacDonell, Sharon (D, 56), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HR218?

On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HR-0218