---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts: district court; authority of district court magistrate; expand. Amends sec. 8512 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8512)."
description: "Courts: district court; authority of district court magistrate; expand. Amends sec. 8512 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8512)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4184"
citation: "Michigan HB 4184 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: district court", "Crimes: other", "Marihuana: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amos O'Neal"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86b70e7f-a129-4142-8a78-d0a5993e03c7"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4184"
source_hash: "264ad7c7fe37e646df629b37bc720ff54737917d5c9a134cf688537e03f27d9d"
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 4184 (2021-2022) — Courts: district court; authority of district court magistrate; expand. Amends sec. 8512 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8512).

## 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-4184.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4184.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4184.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4184.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0242.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 115 Yeas 107 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **107–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amos O'Neal — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Shri Thanedar — cosponsor (person)
- Tenisha Yancey — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)
- Yousef Rabhi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Amos O'Neal `introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/09/2021
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 115 Yeas 107 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 545 YEAS 31 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 7 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/13/2022 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/22/2022 01:54 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/22/2022 03:40 PM
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 242'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86b70e7f-a129-4142-8a78-d0a5993e03c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).