---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection; funding; sunsets on fees for wastewater and drinking water certifications and waste program facility and user charges; extend. Amends secs. 3110, 4104, 11135, 11153, 12109 & 12112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3110 et seq.)."
description: "Environmental protection; funding; sunsets on fees for wastewater and drinking water certifications and waste program facility and user charges; extend. Amends secs. 3110, 4104, 11135, 11153, 12109 & 12112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3110 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4540"
citation: "Michigan HB 4540 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: funding", "Environmental protection: hazardous waste", "Environmental protection: sewage", "Water: drinking water", "Transportation: other", "Law: sunset"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a028550b-f26a-4f60-aa3e-bd345b790f59"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4540"
source_hash: "79e7d111a5142f14e7e2f0814318950f4b1457cbc9f5cdc7d59ab5f6083eb5a1"
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 4540 (2017-2018) — Environmental protection; funding; sunsets on fees for wastewater and drinking water certifications and waste program facility and user charges; extend. Amends secs. 3110, 4104, 11135, 11153, 12109 & 12112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3110 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-4540.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4540.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4540.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4540.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0090.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 309 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 161 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 80 — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Mary Whiteford `introduction`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/27/2017
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 161 Yeas 107 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+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 # 309 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **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 @ 2:54 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 7/12/2017 @ 11:53 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 7/12/2017 @ 1:16 PM
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 90'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a028550b-f26a-4f60-aa3e-bd345b790f59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).