---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement; municipal employees; act subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act; provide for. Amends sec. 36 of 1984 PA 427 (MCL 38.1536). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17"
description: "Retirement; municipal employees; act subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act; provide for. Amends sec. 36 of 1984 PA 427 (MCL 38.1536). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5310"
citation: "Michigan HB 5310 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: municipal employees", "Retirement: defined benefit", "Retirement: other", "Retirement: health benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/696505d9-a315-45f5-878b-77df55915fa0"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5310"
source_hash: "b1eb6d37be8734c01c90177f6415550728141c0fd84198aa098e9ce2da9a2bdc"
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 5310 (2017-2018) — Retirement; municipal employees; act subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act; provide for. Amends sec. 36 of 1984 PA 427 (MCL 38.1536). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17

## 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-5310.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5310.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5310.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5310.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0213.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 455 Yeas 107 Nays 3 — **107–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 511 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 477 Yeas 106 Nays 3 — **106–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 70 — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Albert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative James Lower `introduction`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Michigan Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 11/30/2017
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 455 Yeas 107 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 511 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 477 Yeas 106 Nays 3
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 9:56 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 7:40 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/20/2017 @ 3:06 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 213'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/696505d9-a315-45f5-878b-77df55915fa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).