---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; pharmaceuticals; food and drug administration-designated interchangeable biological drug products; allow pharmacists to dispense under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17702, 17704 & 17755 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17702 et seq.)."
description: "Health; pharmaceuticals; food and drug administration-designated interchangeable biological drug products; allow pharmacists to dispense under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17702, 17704 & 17755 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17702 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4472"
citation: "Michigan HB 4472 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Health occupations: pharmacists", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548d90b4-a743-4c40-ad81-717525a4c063"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4472"
source_hash: "9154c4cab5588bd00b768fbe74a1e00649d5f64d061911809b03848f2f07d107"
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 4472 (2017-2018) — Health; pharmaceuticals; food and drug administration-designated interchangeable biological drug products; allow pharmacists to dispense under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17702, 17704 & 17755 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17702 et seq.).

## 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-4472.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4472.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4472.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4472.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0041.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 28 Yeas 105 Nays 1 — **105–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 93 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 62 — cosponsor (person)
- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative John Bizon `introduction`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/30/2017
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-3 adopted and amended
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 28 Yeas 105 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 93 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 2/21/2018 @ 4:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 2/28/2018 @ 8:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 2/28/2018 @ 4:30 PM
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 41'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548d90b4-a743-4c40-ad81-717525a4c063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).