---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; vital records; reporting a live birth; amend to protect the confidentiality of parents who surrender a newborn under the safe delivery of newborns law. Amends sec. 2822 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2822)."
description: "Health; vital records; reporting a live birth; amend to protect the confidentiality of parents who surrender a newborn under the safe delivery of newborns law. Amends sec. 2822 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2822)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4311"
citation: "Michigan HB 4311 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: vital records", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dd692dd-7e7d-4199-8c62-a2bf1c34af5c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4311"
source_hash: "3003d0302236bd8cb185b6aebd6cc7e953b0ff9f55b8aa92f3fa1390c8469da9"
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 4311 (2017-2018) — Health; vital records; reporting a live birth; amend to protect the confidentiality of parents who surrender a newborn under the safe delivery of newborns law. Amends sec. 2822 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2822).

## 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-4311.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4311.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4311.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4311.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0142.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 395 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 109 Nays 0 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 47 — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Elder — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Lana Theis — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Allor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Hank Vaupel `introduction`
- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/07/2017
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 109 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 395 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/24/2017 @ 10:36 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/29/2017 @ 10:03 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/30/2017 @ 3:28 PM
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 142'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dd692dd-7e7d-4199-8c62-a2bf1c34af5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).