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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18"
+description: "Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 5727"
+citation: "Michigan HB 5727 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Businesses: franchises", "Trade: business practices", "Consumer protection: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5727"
+source_hash: "b91472d2e102e5f74b341ea2e4bb8f488aefb609ddc33af665e0c63fd8c8084c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
+---
+
+# Michigan HB 5727 (2017-2018) — Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBH-5727.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5727.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5727.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5727.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0187.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 — **86–21** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- 32 — cosponsor (person)
+- Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)
+- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
+- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
+- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Pamela Hornberger `introduction`
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Commerce and Trade `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/15/2018
+- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
+- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 `passage`
+- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/4/2018 @ 12:21 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/12/2018 @ 6:22 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/13/2018 @ 9:44 AM
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 187'18 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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