---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement: public school employees; requirement that reporting unit pay unfunded actuarial accrued liability associated with employment of a retired substitute teacher; eliminate, and eliminate sunset for certain retirees reemployed by or at a reporting unit without forfeiting his or her retirement allowance. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361)."
description: "Retirement: public school employees; requirement that reporting unit pay unfunded actuarial accrued liability associated with employment of a retired substitute teacher; eliminate, and eliminate sunset for certain retirees reemployed by or at a reporting unit without forfeiting his or her retirement allowance. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4375"
citation: "Michigan HB 4375 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: teachers", "Retirement: defined benefit", "Retirement: public school employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a71d629-932f-484b-8d60-bf7e3b63cb17"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4375"
source_hash: "7648df0f4faa12645c90efe2415f39115cc1728d7a44a1c05931e3bed688fb2d"
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 4375 (2021-2022) — Retirement: public school employees; requirement that reporting unit pay unfunded actuarial accrued liability associated with employment of a retired substitute teacher; eliminate, and eliminate sunset for certain retirees reemployed by or at a reporting unit without forfeiting his or her retirement allowance. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).

## 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-4375.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4375.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4375.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4375.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0184.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 378 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 345 Yeas 105 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **105–2** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 184 Yeas 102 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **102–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Johnson — primary (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2021
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 184 Yeas 102 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-4) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 378 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 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 substitute (S-4) 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 substitute (S-4) concurred in
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 345 Yeas 105 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **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 12:40 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/25/2022 09:28 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/25/2022 10:42 AM
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 184'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a71d629-932f-484b-8d60-bf7e3b63cb17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).