---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement; other; forfeiture of employer contributions to a defined contribution plan if public employee is convicted of certain felonies; provide for. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 4 of 1994 PA 350 (MCL 38.2702 et seq.)."
description: "Retirement; other; forfeiture of employer contributions to a defined contribution plan if public employee is convicted of certain felonies; provide for. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 4 of 1994 PA 350 (MCL 38.2702 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4131"
citation: "Michigan HB 4131 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: other", "Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0292f7d-9889-4609-a36c-1bf9a0a7bfe2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4131"
source_hash: "14e7bd7dacee1e8b22781f9de58a56588e9bdeeed250f3158c1a6b4b10dbfe08"
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 4131 (2017-2018) — Retirement; other; forfeiture of employer contributions to a defined contribution plan if public employee is convicted of certain felonies; provide for. Amends secs. 2, 3 & 4 of 1994 PA 350 (MCL 38.2702 et seq.).

## 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4131.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4131.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4131.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4131.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0043.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 127 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 61 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 198 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 44 — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jim Runestad `introduction`
- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/31/2017
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 61 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 198 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 127 Yeas 108 Nays 0
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 5/30/2017 @ 9:12 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/7/2017 @ 11:13 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/7/2017 @ 1:30 PM
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 43'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0292f7d-9889-4609-a36c-1bf9a0a7bfe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).