---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: producers; license eligibility; modify. Amends secs. 1205 & 1239 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1205 & 500.1239)."
description: "Insurance: producers; license eligibility; modify. Amends secs. 1205 & 1239 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1205 & 500.1239)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4044"
citation: "Michigan HB 4044 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance: producers", "Occupations: business licensing and registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f930cea6-0682-492f-b428-24d412035640"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4044"
source_hash: "ec0f2c6aebf816370dc31d770932a26c977bb32906a19d8ba346fcbd86d5bbe2"
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 4044 (2019-2020) — Insurance: producers; license eligibility; modify. Amends secs. 1205 & 1239 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1205 & 500.1239).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4044.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4044.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4044.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4044.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0124.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 174 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 302 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michele Hoitenga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Michele Hoitenga `introduction`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/15/2019
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 174 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND BANKING `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 302 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-11-22T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 11/20/2019 09:11 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-22T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/21/2019 10:33 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-22T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/21/2019 04:04 PM
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 124'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f930cea6-0682-492f-b428-24d412035640`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).