---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax: board of review; review of denials of disabled veterans exemptions in certain circumstances; provide for. Amends sec. 53b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.53b)."
description: "Property tax: board of review; review of denials of disabled veterans exemptions in certain circumstances; provide for. Amends sec. 53b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.53b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4851"
citation: "Michigan HB 4851 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: board of review", "Property tax: exemptions", "Veterans: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd5f0b55-9afa-47b8-a8e0-81b4b8f95ca4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4851"
source_hash: "522040e6f7a6bf80affe2546642a63859a07af26e427f8c6e06b7f0cd696659b"
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 4851 (2019-2020) — Property tax: board of review; review of denials of disabled veterans exemptions in certain circumstances; provide for. Amends sec. 53b of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.53b).

## 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-4851.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4851.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4851.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4851.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0206.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 318 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 301 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 397 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michele Hoitenga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Michele Hoitenga `introduction`
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 08/29/2019
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 301 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 318 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 397 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/01/2020 01:22 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/15/2020 09:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/15/2020 12:24 PM
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 206'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd5f0b55-9afa-47b8-a8e0-81b4b8f95ca4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).