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HR 108

A resolution to declare May 18-24, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Week in the state of Michigan.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 12 co-sponsors

Designates May 18-24, 2025 as Michigan EMS Week to honor EMS responders, raise awareness, and encourage community programs; ceremonial, with no new laws or funding.

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Bill Summary · HR 108

Summary — Michigan House Resolution HR 108 (2025)

Title: A resolution to declare May 18–24, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Week in the state of Michigan
Classification: House resolution (ceremonial)
Status: Adopted

Purpose / Intent

HR 108 formally recognizes and designates May 18–24, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week in Michigan. The resolution aims to honor the value, accomplishments, and contributions of EMS providers and to encourage communities across the state to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

Key provisions

  • Declares May 18–24, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Week in the state of Michigan.
  • Describes EMS as a vital public service available 24/7 and notes that access to quality emergency care improves survival and recovery from sudden illness or injury.
  • Recognizes that EMS has expanded to include out‑of‑hospital care such as preventative medicine, follow‑up care, and telemedicine.
  • Enumerates members of the EMS system to be recognized: first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers, educators, administrators, pre‑hospital nurses, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, trained members of the public, and other out‑of‑hospital medical care providers.
  • Acknowledges the extensive specialized training and continuing education EMS personnel undertake.
  • Encourages communities statewide to observe EMS Week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries are EMS personnel (career and volunteer) and allied public‑safety and medical professionals statewide (listed above).
  • The resolution is symbolic and honorary: it does not create legal rights, impose regulatory requirements, or allocate funding. It primarily affects public recognition, awareness, and community observances.

Procedural history / timeline

  • Introduced in the Michigan House by Rep. Dave Prestin (with a group of Representatives offering the resolution) in late May 2025 (introduced May 21, 2025 per the chamber record).
  • Adopted by the Michigan House (record entries show adoption recorded the week of May 21–27, 2025).
  • Final status: adopted (ceremonial resolution).

Fiscal and legal impact

  • No fiscal impact specified. As a House resolution, HR 108 is a non‑binding, ceremonial declaration and does not change state law, appropriations, or regulatory authority.

Practical effect

  • Raises public awareness of EMS roles and capabilities.
  • Provides formal recognition to EMS personnel, which may support local appreciation events, recruitment/outreach efforts, and community education during the designated week.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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