---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; licenses; beer festivals special license requirements; modify. Amends sec. 526 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1526). 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 5345'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, HB 5349'19"
description: "Liquor; licenses; beer festivals special license requirements; modify. Amends sec. 526 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1526). 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 5345'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, HB 5349'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5347"
citation: "Michigan HB 5347 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: licenses", "Liquor: beer", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
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/24c2949a-2c60-4845-b2dd-b21dbe7fcd60"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5347"
source_hash: "2dca7ccca88f212ea75aab81ea6f121620ba69f0af763745529f274ff9be0c3f"
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 5347 (2019-2020) — Liquor; licenses; beer festivals special license requirements; modify. Amends sec. 526 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1526). 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 5345'19, HB 5400'19, HB 5341'19, HB 5352'19, 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-5347.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-5347.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-5347.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-5347.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0111.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 188 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 93 Yeas 103 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **103–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alex Garza — 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 Alex Garza `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 # 93 Yeas 103 Nays 1 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 # 188 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 10:52 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/01/2020 10:28 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/01/2020 01:16 PM
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 111'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24c2949a-2c60-4845-b2dd-b21dbe7fcd60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).