---
type: "Bill"
title: "Libraries; policies and practices; reestablishment of free public libraries; provide for in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 13a of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.13a)."
description: "Libraries; policies and practices; reestablishment of free public libraries; provide for in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 13a of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.13a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4119"
citation: "Michigan HB 4119 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Libraries: policies and practices", "Libraries: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68119a27-69ed-481c-b2bb-8b51658b231b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4119"
source_hash: "26b6e96f30ceb221d988dbc65309fc034a45fb8cc77028376cea6748ab636ec8"
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 4119 (2019-2020) — Libraries; policies and practices; reestablishment of free public libraries; provide for in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 13a of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.13a).

## 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-4119.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4119.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4119.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4119.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0024.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 124 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 9 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Luke Meerman `introduction`
- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2019
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 9 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 124 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/06/2019 09:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/18/2019 11:23 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/18/2019 01:42 PM
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 24'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68119a27-69ed-481c-b2bb-8b51658b231b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).