---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drains: financing; allow for inspection and maintenance, prohibit concurrent assessments, and require sealed bids for nonpetitioned maintenance. Amends secs. 31, 196, 221 & 434 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.31 et seq.)."
description: "Drains: financing; allow for inspection and maintenance, prohibit concurrent assessments, and require sealed bids for nonpetitioned maintenance. Amends secs. 31, 196, 221 & 434 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.31 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5504"
citation: "Michigan HB 5504 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drains: financing", "Drains: maintenance and improvement", "Drains: districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d919eaff-1008-4eb1-9cd5-6daa36381e6c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5504"
source_hash: "02d19ee9868e1101e54b7cd2d05ac47d8177dcf9f1eecb5ac0bc021d20babb7a"
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 5504 (2019-2020) — Drains: financing; allow for inspection and maintenance, prohibit concurrent assessments, and require sealed bids for nonpetitioned maintenance. Amends secs. 31, 196, 221 & 434 of 1956 PA 40 (MCL 280.31 et seq.).

## 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-5504.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-5504.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-5504.htm)
4. **House Enrolled Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billenrolled/House/htm/2020-HNB-5504.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-5504.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 552 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 594 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 335 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Lower — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative James Lower `introduction`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/20/2020
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 335 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 552 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 594 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/22/2020 05:53 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/29/2020 10:04 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/29/2020 01:54 PM
- **2020-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 291'20

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d919eaff-1008-4eb1-9cd5-6daa36381e6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).