---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: veterinarians; consulting with animal owner on the use of marihuana and CBD oil; allow under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 18817."
description: "Health occupations: veterinarians; consulting with animal owner on the use of marihuana and CBD oil; allow under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 18817."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5085"
citation: "Michigan HB 5085 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: veterinarians", "Medical marihuana: medical use", "Controlled substances: marihuana", "Controlled substances: use"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/313bf193-77da-41c5-b8d9-eee0b8e95e17"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5085"
source_hash: "9d63f16d86c3464de96a11c4fbedbb66faa47aefcb7716dee3ec8af47d8b47c6"
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 5085 (2019-2020) — Health occupations: veterinarians; consulting with animal owner on the use of marihuana and CBD oil; allow under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 18817.

## 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-5085.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5085.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5085.htm)
4. **House Enrolled Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billenrolled/House/htm/2019-HNB-5085.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5085.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 494 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 371 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Gregory Markkanen `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 Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/10/2019
- **2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 371 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 494 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:45 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 09:42 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 01:32 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 280'20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/313bf193-77da-41c5-b8d9-eee0b8e95e17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).