103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 4221

Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require. Amends secs. 16287 & 18811 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16287 & 333.18811). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4221'25

In committee Last action December 2, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsor

Laurie Pohutsky

Cosponsors (18)

Angela Witwer, Bill Schuette, Carol Glanville, Douglas Wozniak, Emily Dievendorf, Jamie Thompson, Jason Morgan, Jason Woolford, Jay DeBoyer, Jimmie Wilson, Joseph Aragona, Kelly Breen, Matt Bierlein, Mike McFall, Natalie Price, Regina Weiss, Samantha Steckloff, Stephen Wooden

Status

In committee as of December 2, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Regulatory Reform, Senate Regulatory Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

November 13, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #306 Yeas 84 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed84-17

yes (84) Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Bierlein, Bohnak, Borton, Breen, Bruck, Byrnes, Carra, Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, DeBoer, DeBoyer, Dievendorf, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Morgan, Mueller, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Outman, O’Neal, Paiz, Paquette, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Snyder, Steckloff, Tate, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wozniak, Xiong, Young

no (17) Alexander, Beson, Bollin, Brixie, DeSana, Fox, Greene, J., Neyer, Pavlov, Schriver, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Wegela, Woolford, Wortz

Official roll call

Timeline 15

Date	Chamber	Action
December 2, 2025	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
December 2, 2025	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
November 13, 2025	House	transmitted
November 13, 2025	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #306 Yeas 84 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
November 13, 2025	House	read a third time
November 12, 2025	House	placed on third reading
November 12, 2025	House	read a second time
October 30, 2025	House	referred to second reading
October 30, 2025	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
October 16, 2025	House	recommendation concurred in
October 16, 2025	House	reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules
March 13, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
March 12, 2025	House	read a first time
March 12, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

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