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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19"
+description: "Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HB 5044"
+citation: "Michigan HB 5044 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children: foster care", "Mental health: other", "Mental health: recipient rights"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dca1e72-b6e9-4343-b49b-0f1d24176a92"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5044"
+source_hash: "1a01ac3a473508aaf5729e7ae9031de4f5bd89855547b30e9c3065c5b9a15736"
+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 5044 (2019-2020) — Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19
+
+## 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-5044.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5044.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5044.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5044.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0056.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 73 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 316 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
+- LaTanya Garrett — cosponsor (person)
+- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)
+- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative LaTanya Garrett `introduction`
+- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
+- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/08/2019
+- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
+- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 316 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
+- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 73 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/25/2020 11:46 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:59 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 04:24 PM
+- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 56'20 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dca1e72-b6e9-4343-b49b-0f1d24176a92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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