---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; other; trial court funding commission; create, and prescribe powers and duties. Creates & repeals new act."
description: "Courts; other; trial court funding commission; create, and prescribe powers and duties. Creates & repeals new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4613"
citation: "Michigan HB 4613 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: other", "Courts: funding"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3994166f-8f49-406c-8e8a-7800ecf4cace"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4613"
source_hash: "9c19e625a47de4ff332f4c7a830032872701fcc9a136867e83d7ebc8b40dc8c9"
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 4613 (2017-2018) — Courts; other; trial court funding commission; create, and prescribe powers and duties. Creates & repeals new act.

## 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-4613.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4613.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4613.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4613.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0065.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 168 Yeas 103 Nays 5 — **103–5** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 227 Yeas 103 Nays 4 — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 264 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 74 — cosponsor (person)
- Klint Kesto — cosponsor (person)
- Rob VerHeulen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Rob VerHeulen `introduction`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/16/2017
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **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 # 168 Yeas 103 Nays 5 `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 WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `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 WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 264 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** enrollment vacated
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 227 Yeas 103 Nays 4
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/26/2017 @ 10:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/29/2017 @ 9:18 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/30/2017 @ 10:34 AM
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 65'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3994166f-8f49-406c-8e8a-7800ecf4cace`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).