---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; associations and commissions; dry bean act; modify apportionment of districts and create a member at large. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 of 1965 PA 114 (MCL 290.551 et seq.)."
description: "Agriculture; associations and commissions; dry bean act; modify apportionment of districts and create a member at large. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 of 1965 PA 114 (MCL 290.551 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4940"
citation: "Michigan HB 4940 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: associations and commissions", "Agriculture: products", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25bd1c80-85a7-41eb-9834-9b938f3c4594"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4940"
source_hash: "831201634db4bc920755e8c7e2d661d7557253bbd24e2145823d0981e8ad64ad"
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 4940 (2017-2018) — Agriculture; associations and commissions; dry bean act; modify apportionment of districts and create a member at large. Amends secs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 of 1965 PA 114 (MCL 290.551 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-4940.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4940.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4940.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4940.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0009.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 4 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 319 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 84 — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Edward Canfield `introduction`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/13/2017
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 319 Yeas 107 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 4 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 1/18/2018 @ 10:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 1/26/2018 @ 1:02 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 1/26/2018 @ 2:12 PM
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 9'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25bd1c80-85a7-41eb-9834-9b938f3c4594`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).