---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; pharmaceuticals; parental consent when prescribing a controlled substance containing an opioid; require under certain circumstances and require health professionals to provide certain information on opioids to patients. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16221 & 333.16226) & adds secs. 7303b & 7303c."
description: "Health; pharmaceuticals; parental consent when prescribing a controlled substance containing an opioid; require under certain circumstances and require health professionals to provide certain information on opioids to patients. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16221 & 333.16226) & adds secs. 7303b & 7303c."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4408"
citation: "Michigan HB 4408 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Controlled substances: other", "Health: substance use disorder prevention", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e7077e0-f827-4322-9b9d-136c8316d941"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4408"
source_hash: "257a2f62803def30578f71ed21a0c14670758e53fc9fc1875d096ec7ec9ae5a5"
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 4408 (2017-2018) — Health; pharmaceuticals; parental consent when prescribing a controlled substance containing an opioid; require under certain circumstances and require health professionals to provide certain information on opioids to patients. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16221 & 333.16226) & adds secs. 7303b & 7303c.

## 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-4408.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4408.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4408.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4408.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0246.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 522 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call # 508 Yeas 89 Nays 21 — **89–21** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 205 Yeas 81 Nays 26 — **81–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 17 — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Joseph Bellino `introduction`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/23/2017
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 205 Yeas 81 Nays 26 `passage`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 522 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-2 with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-2 concurred in
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 508 Yeas 89 Nays 21
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 9:26 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/27/2017 @ 12:04 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/27/2017 @ 2:16 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 246'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e7077e0-f827-4322-9b9d-136c8316d941`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).