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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in the foster care and adoption services act; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 5, 8a, 8b & 8d of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.955 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4638'23"
+description: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in the foster care and adoption services act; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 5, 8a, 8b & 8d of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.955 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4638'23"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 4643"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4643 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children: services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Donavan McKinney"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-05-23"
+last_action: "2023-12-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9c0f513-66a8-46a1-a12d-5be229e852b7"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4643"
+source_hash: "84cbe19e736c9dbea255ee4fafa5bc5bd8281f087d904c3eb58858a3c4adbefa"
+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 4643 (2023-2024) — Children: services; reference to "children's ombudsman" in the foster care and adoption services act; amend to "child advocate". Amends secs. 5, 8a, 8b & 8d of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.955 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4638'23
+
+## 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-4643.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4643.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4643.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4643.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0296.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 374 Yeas 90 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **90–20** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 686 YEAS 28 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Donavan McKinney — primary (person)
+- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
+- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
+- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
+- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
+- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
+- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
+- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
+- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
+- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-23** introduced by Representative Donavan McKinney `introduction`
+- **2023-05-23** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2023-05-23** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-24** bill electronically reproduced 05/23/2023
+- **2023-09-19** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2023-09-19** referred to second reading
+- **2023-10-12** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-10-12** placed on third reading
+- **2023-10-17** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2023-10-17** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 374 Yeas 90 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
+- **2023-10-17** transmitted
+- **2023-10-18** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2023-10-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2023-10-31** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-10-31** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2023-11-08** PASSED ROLL CALL # 686 YEAS 28 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2023-11-08** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2023-11-08** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
+- **2023-11-08** full title agreed to
+- **2023-11-08** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 12/06/2023 02:20 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/12/2023 10:40 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/13/2023 10:18 AM
+- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 296'23
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9c0f513-66a8-46a1-a12d-5be229e852b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+