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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a."
+description: "Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HB 4705"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4705 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Luke Meerman"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230a8f99-ced5-4741-9f69-1e6f74217364"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4705"
+source_hash: "24db4352307e6e6be29f61de6349323da1f4aa40e32570cab61675b3b21d5de6"
+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 4705 (2021-2022) — Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a.
+
+## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4705.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4705.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4705.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4705.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0063.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 114 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–5** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 91 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 — **91–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Luke Meerman — primary (person)
+- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Luke Meerman `introduction`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2021
+- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
+- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 91 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 `passage`
+- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 114 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
+- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 04/19/2022 09:10 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 05/02/2022 09:03 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 05/02/2022 01:12 PM
+- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 63'22
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230a8f99-ced5-4741-9f69-1e6f74217364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+