---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cities: public services; qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify population threshold, and expand definition of qualified city to include a city that contains a qualified airport. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810)."
description: "Cities: public services; qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify population threshold, and expand definition of qualified city to include a city that contains a qualified airport. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4281"
citation: "Michigan HB 4281 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aeronautics: other", "Cities: public services", "Law enforcement: fire personnel", "Law enforcement: local police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Garza"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a0efeb-2edc-4010-bad6-828f4e647dcf"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4281"
source_hash: "1796f370014f08f4d4d372038d0b8b83c31d74f55f82b80524626510b99ef49a"
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 4281 (2021-2022) — Cities: public services; qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify population threshold, and expand definition of qualified city to include a city that contains a qualified airport. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810).

## 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-4281.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4281.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4281.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4281.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0113.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 509 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **95–11** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 426 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alex Garza — primary (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Alex Garza `introduction`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/23/2021
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 509 Yeas 95 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 426 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 11/05/2021 01:37 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/10/2021 03:48 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/10/2021 04:10 PM
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 113'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03a0efeb-2edc-4010-bad6-828f4e647dcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).