HB 44712025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4471
Retirement: county employees; employment of retirant in a county sheriff's office; allow without forfeiting retirement allowance. Amends sec. 12a of 1851 PA 156 (MCL 46.12a).
Enacted Last action July 29, 2026: assigned PA 67'26 with immediate effect
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 15
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Harris
- Cosponsors (14)
- Alicia St. Germaine, Brian BeGole, Donni Steele, Jamie Thompson, Jason Woolford, Jay DeBoyer, John Roth, Joseph Aragona, Mark Tisdel, Mike Hoadley, Mike Mueller, Rylee Linting, Steve Frisbie, Thomas Kuhn
Status
Enacted as of July 29, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Government Operations, Senate Local Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 2
July 3, 2026State SenatePASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 178 YEAS 26 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed26-10
yes (26) Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Brinks, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Damoose, Geiss, Greene, Hertel, Huizenga, Klinefelt, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Outman, Polehanki, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno
no (10) Albert, Daley, Hauck, Hoitenga, Irwin, Johnson, Lindsey, McBroom, Nesbitt, Runestad
April 16, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #115 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 6Passed100-4
yes (100) Alexander, Andrews, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Brixie, Bruck, Byrnes, Carter, T., Cavitt, Coffia, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Edwards, Fairbairn, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Hope, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, McKinney, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Mueller, Neeley, Neyer, Outman, Paiz, Paquette, Pavlov, Pohutsky, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Scott, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, Tsernoglou, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Weiss, Wendzel, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong, Young
no (4) Carra, Dievendorf, Morgan, Wegela
Timeline 29
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2026 | House | assigned PA 67'26 with immediate effect |
| July 29, 2026 | House | filed with Secretary of State July 23, 2026 12:08 PM |
| July 29, 2026 | House | approved by the Governor July 21, 2026 02:40 PM |
| July 14, 2026 | House | presented to the Governor July 14, 2026 12:20 PM |
| July 3, 2026 | House | bill ordered enrolled |
| July 3, 2026 | House | returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | INSERTED FULL TITLE |
| July 3, 2026 | Senate | PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 178 YEAS 26 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS |
| July 2, 2026 | Senate | DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| April 16, 2026 | House | transmitted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #115 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | read a third time |
| April 15, 2026 | House | placed on third reading |
| April 15, 2026 | House | substitute (H-2) adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | read a second time |
| March 19, 2026 | House | referred to second reading |
| March 19, 2026 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) |
| May 8, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced May 7, 2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Government Operations |
| May 7, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| May 7, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Harris |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.