---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; licenses; prohibition on issuing license within 500 feet of church or school; extend exemption to licenses issued or renewed before certain date. Amends sec. 503 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1503)."
description: "Liquor; licenses; prohibition on issuing license within 500 feet of church or school; extend exemption to licenses issued or renewed before certain date. Amends sec. 503 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1503)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4169"
citation: "Michigan HB 4169 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: licenses", "Liquor: retail sales"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e336688-d851-4d88-88f8-4716498b7324"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4169"
source_hash: "ff879f0530cebba97bc1d997719dec405e660cefb018658f4db4e4bd1481aa66"
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 4169 (2017-2018) — Liquor; licenses; prohibition on issuing license within 500 feet of church or school; extend exemption to licenses issued or renewed before certain date. Amends sec. 503 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1503).

## 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-4169.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4169.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4169.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4169.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0066.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 262 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 103 Nays 4 — **103–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 77 — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Schor — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- David LaGrand — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Tommy Brann `introduction`
- **2017-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/07/2017
- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 103 Nays 4 `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 262 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/21/2017 @ 1:47 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/29/2017 @ 9:14 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/30/2017 @ 10:36 AM
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 66'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e336688-d851-4d88-88f8-4716498b7324`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).