---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military affairs: generally; Michigan Vietnam veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582)."
description: "Military affairs: generally; Michigan Vietnam veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4065"
citation: "Michigan HB 4065 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military affairs: generally", "State agencies (existing): military and veterans affairs", "Veterans: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Bezotte"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c9f6370-dcfc-411f-a6c4-beef2e6f1f7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4065"
source_hash: "58750124cf4a5a7bd7c5cbbf0c18e5ebd19586537e718ab1c506ae927ee83d78"
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 4065 (2021-2022) — Military affairs: generally; Michigan Vietnam veteran recognition certificate; establish, and provide eligibility requirements. Amends sec. 182 of 1967 PA 150 (MCL 32.582).

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4065.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4065.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4065.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4065.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0181.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 399 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 349 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **104–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert Bezotte — primary (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Steenland — cosponsor (person)
- TC Clements — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Robert Bezotte `introduction`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/28/2021
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 113 Yeas 99 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 399 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 349 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-07-20T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 07/11/2022 12:32 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/25/2022 09:22 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/25/2022 10:36 AM
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 181'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c9f6370-dcfc-411f-a6c4-beef2e6f1f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).