---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: licenses; minimum number of sporting events for a motor sports license; reduce. Amends sec. 518 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518)."
description: "Liquor: licenses; minimum number of sporting events for a motor sports license; reduce. Amends sec. 518 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4445"
citation: "Michigan HB 4445 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah Lightner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00d517bd-0e3b-4aaa-aa73-e02ba868d440"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4445"
source_hash: "4449ee4ef7ba8af0f771dff7c190ba6460cf35ed41101257af6e195e967306af"
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 4445 (2021-2022) — Liquor: licenses; minimum number of sporting events for a motor sports license; reduce. Amends sec. 518 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518).

## 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-4445.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4445.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4445.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4445.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0029.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 169 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 251 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sarah Lightner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Sarah Lightner `introduction`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/04/2021
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 169 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 251 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **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 09:16 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/15/2021 01:06 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/15/2021 02:24 PM
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 29'21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00d517bd-0e3b-4aaa-aa73-e02ba868d440`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).