---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: attendance; certain provisions concerning pupil membership and attendance; modify and add certain requirements concerning benchmark assessments. Amends secs. 6, 6a, 11p, 104, 201c & 236g of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.) & adds sec. 98a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5912'20, HB 5911'20"
description: "Education: attendance; certain provisions concerning pupil membership and attendance; modify and add certain requirements concerning benchmark assessments. Amends secs. 6, 6a, 11p, 104, 201c & 236g of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.) & adds sec. 98a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5912'20, HB 5911'20"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5913"
citation: "Michigan HB 5913 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: attendance", "School aid: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec0d3b43-4446-4c37-a987-460fec949beb"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5913"
source_hash: "4372eba27cc395bc128079878a4948540596de098f37400f816fd657eede6226"
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 5913 (2019-2020) — Education: attendance; certain provisions concerning pupil membership and attendance; modify and add certain requirements concerning benchmark assessments. Amends secs. 6, 6a, 11p, 104, 201c & 236g of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.) & adds sec. 98a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5912'20, HB 5911'20

## 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-5913.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2020-HEBS-5913.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2020-HCB-5913.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2020-HIB-5913.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0149.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 340 Yeas 55 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **55–49** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 344 Yeas 73 Nays 33 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **73–33** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 23 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **23–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annette Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Annette Glenn `introduction`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/24/2020
- **2020-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-3) `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3) `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+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-3) adopted and amended
- **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 # 340 Yeas 55 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 23 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 344 Yeas 73 Nays 33 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 08/19/2020 10:41 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-09-01T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 08/20/2020 11:51 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-01T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 08/20/2020 02:56 PM
- **2020-09-01T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 149'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec0d3b43-4446-4c37-a987-460fec949beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).