---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animals; animal shelters; certain definition of animal; revise. Amends secs. 1 & 8b of 1969 PA 287 (MCL 287.331 & 287.338b)."
description: "Animals; animal shelters; certain definition of animal; revise. Amends secs. 1 & 8b of 1969 PA 287 (MCL 287.331 & 287.338b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4186"
citation: "Michigan HB 4186 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals: animal shelters", "Animals: pet shops", "Animals: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8b3d7de-0a58-4937-8c5b-877e236d6ec8"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4186"
source_hash: "d913a20e0657e75617a7c5c3eb35eb82e0b813a0e48604f4bb824e5fdf341aee"
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 4186 (2017-2018) — Animals; animal shelters; certain definition of animal; revise. Amends secs. 1 & 8b of 1969 PA 287 (MCL 287.331 & 287.338b).

## 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-4186.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4186.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4186.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4186.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0084.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 307 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 7 Yeas 100 Nays 8 — **100–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 64 — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Elder — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Michael McCready — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Alexander `introduction`
- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/09/2017
- **2017-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 7 Yeas 100 Nays 8 `passage`
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 307 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled 06/22/2017
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/29/2017 @ 2:42 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 7/12/2017 @ 10:47 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 7/12/2017 @ 1:04 PM
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 84'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8b3d7de-0a58-4937-8c5b-877e236d6ec8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).