---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans; other; county veteran service fund; create, and provide for funding and expenditures. Amends title of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.621 - 35.624) & adds sec. 3a."
description: "Veterans; other; county veteran service fund; create, and provide for funding and expenditures. Amends title of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.621 - 35.624) & adds sec. 3a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5536"
citation: "Michigan HB 5536 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60e0872e-1c95-4f06-83df-45a8a06ffc8f"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5536"
source_hash: "2fdb3509205bc1971fcc3c37a845a344259a50fafcfa7ca8d13ed159a5062390"
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 5536 (2017-2018) — Veterans; other; county veteran service fund; create, and provide for funding and expenditures. Amends title of 1953 PA 192 (MCL 35.621 - 35.624) & adds sec. 3a.

## 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/2018-HEBH-5536.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5536.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5536.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5536.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0210.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 164 Yeas 107 Nays 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 514 Yeas 108 Nays 1 — **108–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 441 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 97 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Daniela Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Diana Farrington — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Graves — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Hoitenga — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Kosowski — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Hauck — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Allor — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Albert — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jason Wentworth `introduction`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/08/2018
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 164 Yeas 107 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS AND HOMELAND SECURITY `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **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 # 441 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 514 Yeas 108 Nays 1
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/20/2018 @ 1:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 4:42 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/26/2018 @ 1:30 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 210'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60e0872e-1c95-4f06-83df-45a8a06ffc8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).