---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights; public records; method of correspondence used for freedom of information requests; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235)."
description: "Civil rights; public records; method of correspondence used for freedom of information requests; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4468"
citation: "Michigan HB 4468 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: public records", "Communications: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/572c7c3f-3e43-4f94-92f8-bcbf116f2f3c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4468"
source_hash: "1fb1f9a49962a548f72fa278302f2a85f57b92c6d95d40d4fcf936b9ee017c0c"
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 4468 (2019-2020) — Civil rights; public records; method of correspondence used for freedom of information requests; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235).

## 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-4468.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4468.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4468.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4468.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0036.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 56 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 232 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Isaac Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- John Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/18/2019
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 232 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 56 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+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 01:16 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:17 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 03:44 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 36'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/572c7c3f-3e43-4f94-92f8-bcbf116f2f3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).