---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation; administration; alternative resolutions before informal conference; provide for. Amends secs. 21 & 28 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.21 & 205.28)."
description: "Taxation; administration; alternative resolutions before informal conference; provide for. Amends secs. 21 & 28 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.21 & 205.28)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4976"
citation: "Michigan HB 4976 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation: administration", "State agencies (existing): treasury"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8a65ac9-a83c-46c4-b94f-378a0c0760ab"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4976"
source_hash: "7d9ceaae71caa387fb64192c88b4cfb8865a9e386f1499fe1e15d0d575ff376a"
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 4976 (2017-2018) — Taxation; administration; alternative resolutions before informal conference; provide for. Amends secs. 21 & 28 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.21 & 205.28).

## 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-4976.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4976.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4976.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4976.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0215.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 309 Yeas 102 Nays 6 — **102–6** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 542 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 43 — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Tedder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jim Tedder `introduction`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/19/2017
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 309 Yeas 102 Nays 6 `passage`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 542 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/18/2017 @ 3:50 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 8:20 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/20/2017 @ 3:10 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 215'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8a65ac9-a83c-46c4-b94f-378a0c0760ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).