---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19"
description: "Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5044"
citation: "Michigan HB 5044 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: foster care", "Mental health: other", "Mental health: recipient rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dca1e72-b6e9-4343-b49b-0f1d24176a92"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5044"
source_hash: "1a01ac3a473508aaf5729e7ae9031de4f5bd89855547b30e9c3065c5b9a15736"
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 5044 (2019-2020) — Children; foster care; citation to mental health code definition; revise. Amends sec. 4c of 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.954c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5043'19

## 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-5044.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5044.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5044.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5044.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0056.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 73 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 316 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- LaTanya Garrett — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative LaTanya Garrett `introduction`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/08/2019
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 316 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 73 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/25/2020 11:46 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:59 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 04:24 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 56'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dca1e72-b6e9-4343-b49b-0f1d24176a92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).