---
type: "Bill"
title: "Marihuana; facilities; requirements for the issuance of a state operating license; revise, and provide for other general amendments. Amends title & secs. 102, 201, 205, 206, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 602 & 801 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.)."
description: "Marihuana; facilities; requirements for the issuance of a state operating license; revise, and provide for other general amendments. Amends title & secs. 102, 201, 205, 206, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 602 & 801 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5144"
citation: "Michigan HB 5144 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marihuana: facilities", "Health: medical marihuana", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/316b9c1c-7caf-4ade-bae5-a7bf86e0d978"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5144"
source_hash: "61afc42baf2943cb8c6ab312bd80aa6176c483739625d3555c21bc12dff87daa"
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 5144 (2017-2018) — Marihuana; facilities; requirements for the issuance of a state operating license; revise, and provide for other general amendments. Amends title & secs. 102, 201, 205, 206, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 602 & 801 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 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-5144.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5144.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5144.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5144.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0010.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 9 Yeas 95 Nays 13 — **95–13** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 418 Yeas 95 Nays 13 — **95–13** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 5 YEAS 27 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 39 — cosponsor (person)
- Klint Kesto — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Klint Kesto `introduction`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/19/2017
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 418 Yeas 95 Nays 13 `passage`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 5 YEAS 27 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 9 Yeas 95 Nays 13
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 1/19/2018 @ 3:17 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 1/26/2018 @ 1:06 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 1/26/2018 @ 2:14 PM
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 10'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/316b9c1c-7caf-4ade-bae5-a7bf86e0d978`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).