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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Torts: liability; pandemic health care immunity act; create. Creates new act."
+description: "Torts: liability; pandemic health care immunity act; create. Creates new act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HB 6159"
+citation: "Michigan HB 6159 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Torts: liability", "Health occupations: health professionals", "Health facilities: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad916fcb-4ff0-4ebe-80e5-97573db4382a"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-6159"
+source_hash: "bf06bf18fba02f6ec80cc7ceea5b982d427c2e3e451f7581e1d6abcdf4fb74dd"
+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 6159 (2019-2020) — Torts: liability; pandemic health care immunity act; create. Creates new act.
+
+## 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/2020-HEBH-6159.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-6159.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-6159.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-6159.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0240.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 29 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **29–8** (pass) · upper
+- roll call Roll Call # 481 Yeas 64 Nays 37 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 — **64–37** (pass) · lower
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 405 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **58–48** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Roger Hauck — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Roger Hauck `introduction`
+- **2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2020-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/02/2020
+- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
+- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 405 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
+- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
+- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
+- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 29 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 481 Yeas 64 Nays 37 Excused 0 Not Voting 8
+- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/16/2020 02:00 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/22/2020 11:42 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/22/2020 12:28 PM
+- **2020-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 240'20 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad916fcb-4ff0-4ebe-80e5-97573db4382a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+