---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical marihuana: licenses; eligibility for medical marihuana license; modify. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402)."
description: "Medical marihuana: licenses; eligibility for medical marihuana license; modify. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4295"
citation: "Michigan HB 4295 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical marihuana: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Alexander"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b7d2da3-6da5-4e62-a785-5d5abfe61e7e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4295"
source_hash: "9942cfebc5e66e71c7cb1b59662970c193a755ba13bd14cf91c9a95a066b3871"
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 4295 (2021-2022) — Medical marihuana: licenses; eligibility for medical marihuana license; modify. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402).

## 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-4295.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4295.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4295.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4295.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0103.htm)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 495 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **97–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 381 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 97 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **97–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Alexander — primary (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Alexander `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 Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/23/2021
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Rules and Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 97 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2021-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 381 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 495 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/29/2021 11:16 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/04/2021 09:40 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/04/2021 02:48 PM
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 103'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b7d2da3-6da5-4e62-a785-5d5abfe61e7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).