---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health: other; Michigan CARES hotline; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 165."
description: "Mental health: other; Michigan CARES hotline; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 165."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4051"
citation: "Michigan HB 4051 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental health: other", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e756938-140b-4b7d-831a-eac4be3ac760"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4051"
source_hash: "66a89a385720fdbdf15429921d54c41aac19a145e58fb817c6e77eec2a7bbeb9"
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 4051 (2019-2020) — Mental health: other; Michigan CARES hotline; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 165.

## 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-4051.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4051.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4051.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4051.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0012.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 49 Yeas 99 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **99–8** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 5 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–3** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 12 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **101–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Mary Whiteford `introduction`
- **2019-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/16/2019
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 49 Yeas 99 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 5 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-2) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 12 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 01/16/2020 11:44 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 01/27/2020 01:45 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 01/27/2020 03:16 PM
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 12'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e756938-140b-4b7d-831a-eac4be3ac760`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).