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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
+description: "Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 4346"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4346 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings", "Retirement: municipal employees"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Coleman"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-04-11"
+last_action: "2023-12-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63e3acc2-4774-46c2-96b4-51836204d3d7"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4346"
+source_hash: "3900df2ada14c6b9d63080abbb58db929bf3fe571c399903c8ca8b056b910561"
+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 4346 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).
+
+## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4346.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4346.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4346.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4346.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0214.pdf)
+6. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4346-0O338.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 406 Yeas 86 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **86–23** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–10** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kevin Coleman — primary (person)
+- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
+- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
+- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
+- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
+- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
+- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
+- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-11** introduced by Representative Kevin Coleman `introduction`
+- **2023-04-11** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2023-04-11** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-12** bill electronically reproduced 04/11/2023
+- **2023-09-27** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2023-09-27** referred to second reading
+- **2023-10-24** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-10-24** substitute (H-3) adopted
+- **2023-10-24** placed on third reading
+- **2023-10-25** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2023-10-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 406 Yeas 86 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
+- **2023-10-25** transmitted
+- **2023-10-31** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
+- **2023-11-02** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2023-11-07** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-11-07** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
+- **2023-11-09** full title agreed to
+- **2023-11-09** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 09:44 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/22/2023 11:24 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/22/2023 01:30 PM
+- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 214'23
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63e3acc2-4774-46c2-96b4-51836204d3d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+