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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.202 & 52.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4077'25"
+description: "Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.202 & 52.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4077'25"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HB 4078"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4078 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Counties: boards and commissions", "Health: medical examiners", "Records: vital records"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mike Mueller"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-12"
+last_action: "2026-03-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f1567a5-0ab3-426a-9662-9a5ec9840ff0"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4078"
+source_hash: "85d164c2598147365e86e15b10e4035f49a748e23ec9b18402a4123fceedbc98"
+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 4078 (2025-2026) — Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.202 & 52.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4077'25
+
+## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4078.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4078.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4078.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4078.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0004.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #58 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 20 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mike Mueller — primary (person)
+- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
+- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
+- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Longjohn — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan Foreman — cosponsor (person)
+- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-12** introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Mueller `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-12** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-13** bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025
+- **2025-03-12** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-12** referred to second reading
+- **2025-04-22** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-22** placed on third reading
+- **2025-04-22** placed on immediate passage
+- **2025-04-22** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-22** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #58 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** transmitted
+- **2025-04-29** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
+- **2025-11-13** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 11/12/2025 `committee-passage`
+- **2025-11-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-18** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2026-03-04** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 20 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2026-03-04** RETURNED TO HOUSE
+- **2026-03-05** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
+- **2026-03-05** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2026-03-10** presented to the Governor 03/09/2026 01:02 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-18** approved by the Governor 03/17/2026 10:32 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-18** filed with Secretary of State 03/17/2026 01:17 PM
+- **2026-03-18** assigned PA 004'26 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f1567a5-0ab3-426a-9662-9a5ec9840ff0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+