---
type: "Bill"
title: "Employment security; other; claimants and employers accused of fraud; allow access to advocacy assistance services. Amends sec. 5a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.5a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5165'17, HB 5166'17, HB 5168'17, HB 5169'17, HB 5170'17, HB 5171'17, HB 5172'17"
description: "Employment security; other; claimants and employers accused of fraud; allow access to advocacy assistance services. Amends sec. 5a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.5a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5165'17, HB 5166'17, HB 5168'17, HB 5169'17, HB 5170'17, HB 5171'17, HB 5172'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5167"
citation: "Michigan HB 5167 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment security: other", "Employment security: administration", "Employment security: employers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e67a971e-86a8-4d2a-9501-2ba6fa7879ef"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5167"
source_hash: "07c0ed4be66589c1dd4fc955afa41e80f81db3c483279c6476576a7cabe873d6"
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 5167 (2017-2018) — Employment security; other; claimants and employers accused of fraud; allow access to advocacy assistance services. Amends sec. 5a of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.5a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5165'17, HB 5166'17, HB 5168'17, HB 5169'17, HB 5170'17, HB 5171'17, HB 5172'17

## 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-5167.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5167.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5167.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5167.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0227.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 525 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 383 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 3 — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell Byrd — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Wendell Byrd `introduction`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/24/2017
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 383 Yeas 107 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 525 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 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 without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **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 12/18/2017 @ 3:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/20/2017 @ 12:36 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/21/2017 @ 10:34 AM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 227'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e67a971e-86a8-4d2a-9501-2ba6fa7879ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).