---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement: public school employees; allowing a retirant to be employed at a reporting unit under certain conditions without forfeiting retirement allowance or health care coverage; modify. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361)."
description: "Retirement: public school employees; allowing a retirant to be employed at a reporting unit under certain conditions without forfeiting retirement allowance or health care coverage; modify. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4694"
citation: "Michigan HB 4694 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: public school employees", "Retirement: defined benefit", "Retirement: health benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbd276f4-320a-4880-9bdb-c60ed133980a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4694"
source_hash: "08c1ea0adef79636a6201bdddc7eddcc2377f22a059e1d54be7a30187b42eb73"
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 4694 (2019-2020) — Retirement: public school employees; allowing a retirant to be employed at a reporting unit under certain conditions without forfeiting retirement allowance or health care coverage; modify. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).

## 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-4694.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4694.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4694.htm)
4. **House Enrolled Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billenrolled/House/htm/2019-HNB-4694.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4694.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 482 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 522 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 170 Yeas 102 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **102–7** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 523 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jim Lilly `introduction`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/11/2019
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 170 Yeas 102 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-6) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-6) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-6)
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 482 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-6) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-6) concurred in
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 522 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** vote reconsidered
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 523 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:55 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 09:16 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 01:06 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 267'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbd276f4-320a-4880-9bdb-c60ed133980a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).