---
type: "Bill"
title: "Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18"
description: "Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5727"
citation: "Michigan HB 5727 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Businesses: franchises", "Trade: business practices", "Consumer protection: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5727"
source_hash: "b91472d2e102e5f74b341ea2e4bb8f488aefb609ddc33af665e0c63fd8c8084c"
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 5727 (2017-2018) — Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18

## 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/2018-HEBH-5727.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5727.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5727.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5727.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0187.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 — **86–21** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 32 — cosponsor (person)
- Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Pamela Hornberger `introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Commerce and Trade `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/15/2018
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 `passage`
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/4/2018 @ 12:21 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/12/2018 @ 6:22 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/13/2018 @ 9:44 AM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 187'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).