---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: other; carnival and amusement rides; revise duties of owners, and expand powers of the department. Amends title & secs. 2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 20 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.652 et seq.); adds sec. 19a & repeals sec. 13 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.663)."
description: "Occupations: other; carnival and amusement rides; revise duties of owners, and expand powers of the department. Amends title & secs. 2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 20 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.652 et seq.); adds sec. 19a & repeals sec. 13 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.663)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4527"
citation: "Michigan HB 4527 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes: public safety", "Occupations: business licensing and registration", "Occupations: other", "Recreation: entertainment", "Safety: other", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas Albert"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e4ce34d-d687-486a-8a79-20b3c9d55043"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4527"
source_hash: "513d2551bf8956bf9789f59e0dd8338acc3467c9b0b5ea4c5fffed9f1fa6e3d9"
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 4527 (2021-2022) — Occupations: other; carnival and amusement rides; revise duties of owners, and expand powers of the department. Amends title & secs. 2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 20 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.652 et seq.); adds sec. 19a & repeals sec. 13 of 1966 PA 225 (MCL 408.663).

## 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-4527.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4527.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4527.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4527.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0097.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 278 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 365 Yeas 84 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **84–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thomas Albert — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Thomas Albert `introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/16/2021
- **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** referred to Committee on Rules and Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 365 Yeas 84 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 278 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/02/2022 11:40 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/14/2022 11:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/14/2022 02:46 PM
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 97'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e4ce34d-d687-486a-8a79-20b3c9d55043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).