---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain skilled trades for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 105, 107, 219 & 417 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5103 et seq.) & adds sec. 223."
description: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain skilled trades for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 105, 107, 219 & 417 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5103 et seq.) & adds sec. 223."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4377"
citation: "Michigan HB 4377 (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: ["Sarah Anthony"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39035753-aea7-4c80-b54e-41eb38ecfd64"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4377"
source_hash: "bf790d390e3203b5cc285519277b9f583713c8f24f2dd73a249bd5eb5e7c873d"
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 4377 (2021-2022) — Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain skilled trades for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 105, 107, 219 & 417 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5103 et seq.) & adds sec. 223.

## 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-4377.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4377.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4377.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4377.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0024.htm)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 284 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 98 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Sarah Anthony `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 # 98 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **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 WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 210 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 with substitute (S-1) with full title
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** SENATE REQUESTS RETURN
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Senate requests return
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** request granted
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** retransmitted
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 284 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/08/2021 09:20 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/09/2021 01:17 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/09/2021 02:34 PM
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 24'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39035753-aea7-4c80-b54e-41eb38ecfd64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).