---
type: "Bill"
title: "Legislature; legislators; term of removal or resignation from the office of state senator or representative; provide for. Amends secs. 175 & 177 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.175 & 168.177)."
description: "Legislature; legislators; term of removal or resignation from the office of state senator or representative; provide for. Amends secs. 175 & 177 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.175 & 168.177)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4208"
citation: "Michigan HB 4208 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature: legislators", "Elections: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b29de28-c060-445f-ba00-9402d2ae9a7e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4208"
source_hash: "50f4f9fbe41d28c456b93c7e8f6f377fd6bb20fe935a7e2619f47b7dc62f0d13"
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 4208 (2017-2018) — Legislature; legislators; term of removal or resignation from the office of state senator or representative; provide for. Amends secs. 175 & 177 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.175 & 168.177).

## 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-4208.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4208.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4208.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4208.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0192.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 463 YEAS 35 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 32 Yeas 72 Nays 36 — **72–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 59 — cosponsor (person)
- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Aaron Miller `introduction`
- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/14/2017
- **2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 32 Yeas 72 Nays 36 `passage`
- **2017-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 463 YEAS 35 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/1/2017 @ 12:57 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/7/2017 @ 11:22 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/7/2017 @ 2:24 PM
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 192'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b29de28-c060-445f-ba00-9402d2ae9a7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).