---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services; medical services; rural hospital access pool; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 110a."
description: "Human services; medical services; rural hospital access pool; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 110a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5934"
citation: "Michigan HB 5934 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: medical services", "Health facilities: hospitals", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2460afb4-5b80-43f8-ae09-d9c159ea921d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5934"
source_hash: "6be1f8849e1578ab064ef986165a6e8bcfe91466aff76e0bce7fc5c5852ced01"
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 5934 (2017-2018) — Human services; medical services; rural hospital access pool; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 110a.

## 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-5934.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5934.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5934.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5934.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0220.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 442 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 308 Yeas 107 Nays 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 515 Yeas 108 Nays 1 — **108–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 84 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- David Maturen — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Inman — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Chatfield — cosponsor (person)
- Martin Howrylak — cosponsor (person)
- Michael McCready — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Hauck — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Dianda — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Allor — cosponsor (person)
- Triston Cole — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Robert Wittenberg `introduction`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/08/2018
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 308 Yeas 107 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/20/2018 @ 2:30 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **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 # 442 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with immediate effect and full title
- **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 amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 515 Yeas 108 Nays 1
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 4:50 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/26/2018 @ 1:50 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 220'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2460afb4-5b80-43f8-ae09-d9c159ea921d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).