CHALDEAN AMERICAN MONTH        H.B. 4303:

        SUMMARY OF BILL

        REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bill 4303 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Representative Tom Kuhn

House Committee: Government Operations

Senate Committee: Regulatory Affairs

 

 

CONTENT

 

The bill would designate the month of May each year as "Chaldean American Month", stating that the designation would be "in recognition of Chaldean, Assyrian, and Syriac Americans, who have made significant and valuable contributions to this state and the United States".

 

BRIEF RATIONALE

 

Chaldean Americans are an ethnic and religious group of people indigenous to Mesopotamia or modern-day Iraq. According to testimony, Michigan is home to an estimated 187,000 people who identify as Chaldean, which is the largest Chaldean population outside of Iraq. This population resides predominantly in Macomb and Oakland Counties and contributes greatly to the counties' and State's success, and so recognition of the contributions made by Chaldean Americans in Michigan has been suggested.

 

PREVIOUS LEGISLATION

(This section does not provide a comprehensive account of previous legislative efforts on this subject matter.)

 

The bill is a reintroduction of House Bill 4927 of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. House Bill 4927 passed the House and was referred to the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety but received no further action.

 

        Legislative Analyst: Nathan Leaman

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

 

Date Completed: 9-19-25        Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.

 

 

 

 

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.