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HR 190

A resolution to declare October 8, 2025, as National APEX Day in the state of Michigan.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kelly Breen and 9 co-sponsors

Declares Oct 8, 2025 National APEX Day in Michigan to recognize APEX/PTACs and MAAA for helping small businesses win government contracts.

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Bill Summary · HR 190

Summary — House Resolution 190 (HR 190)

Title: A resolution to declare October 8, 2025, as National APEX Day in the state of Michigan
Classification: Resolution (ceremonial)
Status: Adopted

Purpose and intent

HR 190 formally designates October 8, 2025, as “National APEX Day” in Michigan to recognize and honor the APEX program (formerly Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, PTACs) and the Michigan Alliance of APEX Accelerators (MAAA). The resolution commemorates the 40th anniversary of the APEX program’s Congressional authorization (1985) and highlights the program’s role in helping small businesses access federal, state, and local contracting opportunities.

Key provisions

  • Declares October 8, 2025, as National APEX Day in the State of Michigan.
  • Recognizes the history and mission of APEX/PTACs: assisting businesses to navigate government procurement and expanding small business participation in government contracts.
  • Acknowledges the Michigan Alliance of APEX Accelerators (MAAA) as a statewide network providing procurement assistance.
  • Notes recent program outcomes for Michigan APEX Accelerators: supporting 3,420 businesses, helping create 24,180 jobs, and assisting businesses in securing $2.23 billion in prime and subcontract awards (figures cited in the resolution).

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: the resolution is an official state recognition of APEX Accelerators and participating small businesses.
  • Beneficiaries highlighted include Michigan small businesses, veteran/women/minority-owned firms that use APEX services, the state’s workforce (job creation), and the local and national defense industrial base insofar as APEX helps suppliers access procurement opportunities.
  • The resolution does not create new programs, funding, regulatory changes, or legal obligations.

Procedural / timeline aspects

  • Introduced in the House (listed introduction date: January 3, 2025).
  • The legislative record shows the resolution proceeded through House action and was adopted (rules suspended and adopted). Records also indicate enrollment and transmittal to the Secretary of State in mid-2025.
  • Status: Adopted by the House; as a commemorative resolution it is non-binding.

Impact and limitations

  • Effect: ceremonial recognition and public acknowledgment of APEX Accelerators’ contributions to Michigan’s economy and small-business contracting.
  • No budgetary appropriation, regulatory change, or enforceable mandate is made by this resolution.
  • The resolution may raise public and stakeholder awareness of APEX services and the role of procurement assistance centers in economic development.

Sponsors and related measures

  • Sponsor: Rep. Will Snyder (introduced by Rep. Snyder in the House).
  • Co-sponsors listed on the adopted resolution include Reps. Breen, Glanville, Greene, Mentzer, Miller, Paiz, Rogers, Witwer, and Wooden.
  • Related/companion: HCR 198 (listed as companion).

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

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