---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign finance; other; reference to party vignette in the Michigan campaign finance act; remove. Amends sec. 20 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.220). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4177'17"
description: "Campaign finance; other; reference to party vignette in the Michigan campaign finance act; remove. Amends sec. 20 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.220). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4177'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4178"
citation: "Michigan HB 4178 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaign finance: other", "Elections: ballots", "Elections: political parties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38252078-56f0-47cd-966f-4109e3ad4d9b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4178"
source_hash: "601820defe39e9dc0cf82c0be235cc7ce29bcd154ace053ed9bac8b7e8c92250"
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 4178 (2017-2018) — Campaign finance; other; reference to party vignette in the Michigan campaign finance act; remove. Amends sec. 20 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.220). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4177'17

## 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-4178.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4178.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4178.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4178.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0114.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 314 YEAS 26 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–9** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 79 Yeas 63 Nays 46 — **63–46** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 84 — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Edward Canfield `introduction`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/08/2017
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 79 Yeas 63 Nays 46 `passage`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 314 YEAS 26 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled 06/28/2017
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 7/17/2017 @ 10:36 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 7/27/2017 @ 10:16 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 114'17 with immediate effect
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 7/27/2017 @ 1:06 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38252078-56f0-47cd-966f-4109e3ad4d9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).