---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic development; development incentives; incentive for certain grocery stores to locate in urban areas; create, and provide funding from the community revitalization program. Amends secs. 90a & 90b of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2090a & 125.2090b)."
description: "Economic development; development incentives; incentive for certain grocery stores to locate in urban areas; create, and provide funding from the community revitalization program. Amends secs. 90a & 90b of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2090a & 125.2090b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4207"
citation: "Michigan HB 4207 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development: development incentives", "State financing and management: funds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8999ddc-c2cd-43c0-833b-76c963d1782d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4207"
source_hash: "6c49aaf793b751ec17c13638a922eaed58e16798dca98b6745fac0abf6d13b71"
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 4207 (2017-2018) — Economic development; development incentives; incentive for certain grocery stores to locate in urban areas; create, and provide funding from the community revitalization program. Amends secs. 90a & 90b of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2090a & 125.2090b).

## 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-4207.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4207.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4207.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4207.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0239.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 377 Yeas 83 Nays 24 — **83–24** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 555 YEAS 33 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 68 — cosponsor (person)
- Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Schor — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Faris — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Wittenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Samir Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Guerra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Andy Schor `introduction`
- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Commerce and Trade `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/14/2017
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 377 Yeas 83 Nays 24 `passage`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT `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 # 555 YEAS 33 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 1 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 @ 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/20/2017 @ 1:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/21/2017 @ 2:34 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 239'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8999ddc-c2cd-43c0-833b-76c963d1782d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).