---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations: omnibus; higher education and community colleges; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill)."
description: "Appropriations: omnibus; higher education and community colleges; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4400"
citation: "Michigan HB 4400 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations: community colleges", "Appropriations: higher education", "Appropriations: omnibus"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Huizenga"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/162b5b47-d439-4064-9c96-2e1b5b5a0694"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4400"
source_hash: "1a09e1127273e961611f4c54b3a27d671877368fe6e22bbd3286d83d511c0023"
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 4400 (2021-2022) — Appropriations: omnibus; higher education and community colleges; provide for fiscal year 2021-2022. Amends, adds & repeals (See bill).

## 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-4400.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4400.htm)
3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconferencereport/House/htm/2021-HB-4400-CR-1.htm)
4. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4400.htm)
5. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4400.htm)
6. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0086.htm)

## Votes

- conference report adopted Roll Call # 441 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **97–8** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 252 Yeas 1 Nays 108 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **1–108** (fail) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 201 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–16** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 352 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 195 Yeas 57 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **57–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Huizenga — primary (person)
- Thomas Albert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Mark Huizenga `introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/02/2021
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted and amended
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 195 Yeas 57 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 201 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with title amendment
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) nonconcurred in
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 252 Yeas 1 Nays 108 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** House conferees named 05/26/2021: Reps. Mark E. Huizenga Steven Johnson Felicia Brabec
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** SENATE NAMED CONFEREES 05/27/2021: SENS. KIMBERLY LASATA, JIM STAMAS, JEFF IRWIN
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** referred to conference committee 05/27/2021
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Rep. Thomas Albert replaced Rep. Steven Johnson as conferee 09/20/2021
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Rep. Joe Tate replaced Rep. Felicia Brabec as conferee 09/20/2021
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR. REPLACED SEN. JEFF IRWIN AS CONFEREE 09/21/2021
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** conference report received
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** conference report adopted Roll Call # 441 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** retransmitted
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** CONFERENCE REPORT RECEIVED IN SENATE
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 352 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** conference report adopted by Senate with immediate effect
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 09/24/2021 02:20 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor with line item(s) vetoed 09/29/2021 10:01 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 09/29/2021 10:58 AM
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 86'21 with immediate effect
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** disapproved line item(s) re-referred to Committee on Appropriations

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/162b5b47-d439-4064-9c96-2e1b5b5a0694`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).