---
type: "Bill"
title: "Communications: technology; broadband funding; provide for. Creates new act."
description: "Communications: technology; broadband funding; provide for. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4288"
citation: "Michigan HB 4288 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications: technology", "Communications: internet", "Communications: telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81011b27-ac79-4cb2-ae2d-04f2346fbdce"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4288"
source_hash: "0418ec1d97bf8fe8ca1705117650f44368abac2365650a6e7035cd637d4a6faa"
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 4288 (2019-2020) — Communications: technology; broadband funding; provide for. Creates new act.

## 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-4288.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4288.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4288.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4288.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0224.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 392 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 435 Yeas 96 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **96–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michele Hoitenga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Michele Hoitenga `introduction`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Communications and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/28/2019
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-4) adopted
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 435 Yeas 96 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH AMENDMENT(S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 392 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/05/2020 03:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/16/2020 08:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/16/2020 05:24 PM
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 224'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81011b27-ac79-4cb2-ae2d-04f2346fbdce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).