---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; beer; required intervals to pay beer tax; modify, and increase production threshold for a brewer to claim a credit or refund. Amends sec. 409 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1409). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5348'19, HB 5351'19, HB 5344'19, HB 5355'19, HB 5350'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5346'19, HB 5354'19, HB 5353'19, HB 5342'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, HB 5347'19, HB 5349'19"
description: "Liquor; beer; required intervals to pay beer tax; modify, and increase production threshold for a brewer to claim a credit or refund. Amends sec. 409 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1409). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5348'19, HB 5351'19, HB 5344'19, HB 5355'19, HB 5350'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5346'19, HB 5354'19, HB 5353'19, HB 5342'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, HB 5347'19, HB 5349'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5345"
citation: "Michigan HB 5345 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: beer", "Liquor: tax"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94a4e6ca-f0f6-43c7-8486-5229e84960e4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5345"
source_hash: "7cbcd811198329efa552d74bba6570cc46a03b6796ae8a05e8812e729376d2ff"
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 5345 (2019-2020) — Liquor; beer; required intervals to pay beer tax; modify, and increase production threshold for a brewer to claim a credit or refund. Amends sec. 409 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1409). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5348'19, HB 5351'19, HB 5344'19, HB 5355'19, HB 5350'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5346'19, HB 5354'19, HB 5353'19, HB 5342'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, HB 5347'19, HB 5349'19

## 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/2020-HEBH-5345.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-5345.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-5345.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-5345.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0109.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 186 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 91 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Pauline Wendzel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jason Wentworth `introduction`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/21/2020
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 91 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 186 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/23/2020 10:48 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/01/2020 10:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/01/2020 01:12 PM
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 109'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94a4e6ca-f0f6-43c7-8486-5229e84960e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).