---
type: "Bill"
title: "Family law: marriage and divorce; health care coverage for a child in a judgment for divorce; clarify. Amends secs. 2, 5a & 26 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.602 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4305'19"
description: "Family law: marriage and divorce; health care coverage for a child in a judgment for divorce; clarify. Amends secs. 2, 5a & 26 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.602 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4305'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4304"
citation: "Michigan HB 4304 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family law: marriage and divorce", "Insurance: health benefits", "Children: health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1b8fd43-d171-49d7-b02e-483df0642dd8"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4304"
source_hash: "4053566a6e770dada86223b870096623bf2e7340404e6d615f034778c5536e6b"
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 4304 (2019-2020) — Family law: marriage and divorce; health care coverage for a child in a judgment for divorce; clarify. Amends secs. 2, 5a & 26 of 1982 PA 295 (MCL 552.602 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4305'19

## 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-4304.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4304.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4304.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4304.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0026.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 129 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 82 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Hank Vaupel `introduction`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/07/2019
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 82 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 129 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/13/2019 11:54 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/20/2019 03:35 PM `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/20/2019 04:44 PM
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 26'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1b8fd43-d171-49d7-b02e-483df0642dd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).