---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; waiver of licensing fees for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed forces, and their dependents; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0312'21"
description: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; waiver of licensing fees for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed forces, and their dependents; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0312'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4376"
citation: "Michigan HB 4376 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military affairs: other", "Occupations: individual licensing and registration", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs", "Veterans: employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Schroeder"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a26e36f-36cf-41f0-ba49-90bcf279f8de"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4376"
source_hash: "e66536e4afa91254e8520bdb960af7bd90fe1ea8a9c5e7b243a34c13308d7e2f"
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 4376 (2021-2022) — Occupations: individual licensing and registration; waiver of licensing fees for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed forces, and their dependents; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 1979 PA 152 (MCL 338.2204). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0312'21

## 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-4376.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4376.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4376.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4376.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0023.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 236 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 283 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 97 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrea Schroeder — primary (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Andrea Schroeder `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 Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 97 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 209 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** SENATE REQUESTS RETURN
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrollment vacated
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate requests return
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** request granted
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** retransmitted
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) ADOPTED
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 236 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-2) with immediate effect
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 283 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/08/2021 09:18 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/09/2021 01:15 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/09/2021 02:32 PM
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 23'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a26e36f-36cf-41f0-ba49-90bcf279f8de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).