---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: memorial; portion of M-53; designate as the \"SOC Jason R. Freiwald Memorial Highway\". Amends sec. 21b of 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1021b)."
description: "Highways: memorial; portion of M-53; designate as the \"SOC Jason R. Freiwald Memorial Highway\". Amends sec. 21b of 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1021b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4731"
citation: "Michigan HB 4731 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: memorial", "State agencies (existing): transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc5d7788-7c80-41ca-b530-902f6b588b43"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4731"
source_hash: "0a11639fc7a04813e877222e2971ede500343ab9feeac1d649e1bad0c6409433"
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 4731 (2019-2020) — Highways: memorial; portion of M-53; designate as the "SOC Jason R. Freiwald Memorial Highway". Amends sec. 21b of 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1021b).

## 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-4731.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4731.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4731.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4731.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0121.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 254 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 289 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
- Sheryl Kennedy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jeff Yaroch `introduction`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/19/2019
- **2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 254 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 289 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 11/04/2019 02:17 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/14/2019 01:49 PM `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/15/2019 09:28 AM
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 121'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc5d7788-7c80-41ca-b530-902f6b588b43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).