---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection; permits; groundwater discharge permit and sewer expedited permit; extend sunset. Amends secs. 3122 & 4112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122 & 324.4112)."
description: "Environmental protection; permits; groundwater discharge permit and sewer expedited permit; extend sunset. Amends secs. 3122 & 4112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122 & 324.4112)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4891"
citation: "Michigan HB 4891 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: permits", "Environmental protection: groundwater contamination", "Environmental protection: sewage", "Law: sunset", "State agencies (existing): environmental quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-09-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84343d54-b4e2-447d-99bf-919a94008889"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4891"
source_hash: "c759daa7a92ec44cb942386a4f0080cb40d0191e8544fb37a0d2f7ea6c1061d8"
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 4891 (2019-2020) — Environmental protection; permits; groundwater discharge permit and sewer expedited permit; extend sunset. Amends secs. 3122 & 4112 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122 & 324.4112).

## 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-4891.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4891.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4891.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4891.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0079.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 212 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 204 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Hernandez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative John Cherry `introduction`
- **2019-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/03/2019
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 204 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 212 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 09/27/2019 05:01 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 09/30/2019 10:50 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 09/30/2019 08:04 PM
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 79'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84343d54-b4e2-447d-99bf-919a94008889`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).