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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil rights: public records; publication by electronic means; allow. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.241)."
+description: "Civil rights: public records; publication by electronic means; allow. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.241)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HB 4444"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4444 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil rights: public records", "Communications: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9be2a68a-4d77-4419-a46c-d1f3f970ae7f"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4444"
+source_hash: "1af36e2dec821ded7555ce8a39942c314e596985ed09dfb1fc65637f8e07eab1"
+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 4444 (2019-2020) — Civil rights: public records; publication by electronic means; allow. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.241).
+
+## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4444.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4444.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4444.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4444.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0037.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 98 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 54 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)
+- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
+- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
+- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/11/2019
+- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 98 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
+- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
+- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 54 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/21/2020 01:18 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:19 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 03:46 PM
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 37'20 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9be2a68a-4d77-4419-a46c-d1f3f970ae7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+