---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; probate court; parental consent required for name change; modify under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 711.1)."
description: "Courts; probate court; parental consent required for name change; modify under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 711.1)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4128"
citation: "Michigan HB 4128 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: probate court", "Children: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3da652e9-8b16-479b-b84b-d408368cce38"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4128"
source_hash: "a7c38090ac1d7bf8ca3a97d2c3736e69c387a1493562c1ce093423291121870e"
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 4128 (2019-2020) — Courts; probate court; parental consent required for name change; modify under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 711.1).

## 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-4128.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4128.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4128.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4128.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0040.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 225 Yeas 106 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **106–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Aaron Miller `introduction`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/05/2019
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 225 Yeas 106 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/21/2020 01:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:27 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 03:52 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 40'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3da652e9-8b16-479b-b84b-d408368cce38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).