---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; licenses; carryout sales and delivery of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 537a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0942'20, HB 5781'19"
description: "Liquor; licenses; carryout sales and delivery of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 537a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0942'20, HB 5781'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5811"
citation: "Michigan HB 5811 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: licenses", "Liquor: retail sales", "Liquor: beer", "Liquor: wine", "Liquor: spirits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54c36b8a-68db-4352-b76b-6e29a19c37e1"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5811"
source_hash: "76913566b83fcbbffc2059fed19a3bc5e4b755b2182225f4f51737392163c12f"
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 5811 (2019-2020) — Liquor; licenses; carryout sales and delivery of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 537a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0942'20, HB 5781'19

## 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-5811.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-5811.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-5811.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-5811.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0125.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 226 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 253 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **104–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Sarah Anthony `introduction`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/02/2020
- **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-6) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-6) adopted
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 253 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 226 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/30/2020 01:32 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/01/2020 10:56 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/01/2020 01:44 PM
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 125'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54c36b8a-68db-4352-b76b-6e29a19c37e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).