---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health: other; universal community mental health services credentialing program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 206a."
description: "Mental health: other; universal community mental health services credentialing program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 206a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5178"
citation: "Michigan HB 5178 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental health: other", "Mental health: community mental health", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc266f74-4fb3-4194-81e4-6ed8e3a16941"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5178"
source_hash: "27af1821414bbb6ecf4da2cb318616066f44e6293725310039fc9d6acc6ea518"
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 5178 (2019-2020) — Mental health: other; universal community mental health services credentialing program; create. Amends 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1001 - 330.2106) by adding sec. 206a.

## 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-5178.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5178.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5178.htm)
4. **House Enrolled Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billenrolled/House/htm/2019-HNB-5178.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5178.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 499 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 528 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 298 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Hank Vaupel `introduction`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/30/2019
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-4) adopted
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 298 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **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 # 499 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 with substitute (S-2) with full title
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 528 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:11 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 09:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 01:36 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 282'20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc266f74-4fb3-4194-81e4-6ed8e3a16941`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).