---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic development; other; qualifying period for assessment; modify. Amends secs. 10, 10a, 10c, 10f, 10g & 10k of 1961 PA 120 (MCL 125.990 et seq.)"
description: "Economic development; other; qualifying period for assessment; modify. Amends secs. 10, 10a, 10c, 10f, 10g & 10k of 1961 PA 120 (MCL 125.990 et seq.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4871"
citation: "Michigan HB 4871 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a61dffde-2e28-4e5d-a027-c3a619708e96"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4871"
source_hash: "6118eba4381dbaac25400e66d2e944daf2de9be43a2395483f29c31b0eac8148"
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 4871 (2017-2018) — Economic development; other; qualifying period for assessment; modify. Amends secs. 10, 10a, 10c, 10f, 10g & 10k of 1961 PA 120 (MCL 125.990 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/pdf/2017-HEBH-4871.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4871.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4871.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4871.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0262.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 489 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 200 Yeas 107 Nays 2 — **107–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 6 — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Stephanie Chang `introduction`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Commerce and Trade `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 08/16/2017
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 200 Yeas 107 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 489 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 3:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/27/2018 @ 10:46 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/28/2018 @ 2:56 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 262'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a61dffde-2e28-4e5d-a027-c3a619708e96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).