---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; regulation; seed potato standards for distributing, growing, and planting; require to comply with the national harmonization program. Creates new act."
description: "Agriculture; regulation; seed potato standards for distributing, growing, and planting; require to comply with the national harmonization program. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5227"
citation: "Michigan HB 5227 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: regulation", "Agriculture: products", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc319386-59da-43fd-b17e-4c1304c699c9"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5227"
source_hash: "deda5c425db0cf225ceb22430a0e276d3a092720e3afd73aa2c21141bf99de89"
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 5227 (2017-2018) — Agriculture; regulation; seed potato standards for distributing, growing, and planting; require to comply with the national harmonization program. Creates 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-5227.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5227.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5227.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5227.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0094.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 145 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 6 Yeas 102 Nays 5 — **102–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 88 — cosponsor (person)
- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Elder — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Pagel — cosponsor (person)
- David LaGrand — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Hoadley — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Faris — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Green — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Rose Mary Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dianda — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Cochran — cosponsor (person)
- Triston Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Roger Victory `introduction`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 11/08/2017
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted and amended
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 6 Yeas 102 Nays 5 `passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 145 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 3/19/2018 @ 9:52 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 3/26/2018 @ 12:24 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 3/26/2018 @ 3:16 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 94'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc319386-59da-43fd-b17e-4c1304c699c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).