---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; retail sales; penalties for selling, delivering or importing beer or wine in violation of act; increase. Amends sec. 909 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1909)."
description: "Liquor; retail sales; penalties for selling, delivering or importing beer or wine in violation of act; increase. Amends sec. 909 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1909)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4557"
citation: "Michigan HB 4557 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: retail sales", "Liquor: distribution", "Liquor: beer", "Liquor: wine", "Crimes: other", "Crimes: penalties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5454268a-3812-4499-aca0-067844c334b6"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4557"
source_hash: "f098054627567891c66666385516808131eafa2a38004e36dc85ec76b0821fe0"
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 4557 (2017-2018) — Liquor; retail sales; penalties for selling, delivering or importing beer or wine in violation of act; increase. Amends sec. 909 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1909).

## 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-4557.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4557.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4557.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4557.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0087.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 304 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 99 Nays 8 — **99–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 17 — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Schor — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Afendoulis — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Allor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Joseph Bellino `introduction`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/02/2017
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 99 Nays 8 `passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+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 # 304 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 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 @ 2:50 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 7/12/2017 @ 10:53 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 7/12/2017 @ 1:10 PM
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 87'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5454268a-3812-4499-aca0-067844c334b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).