---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: memorial; portion of US-127 in Clinton County; designate as the \"PFC Ronald James Fitch Memorial Highway\" and portion of M-10 in Eaton County; designate as the \"Ensign Francis Flaherty Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 103."
description: "Highways: memorial; portion of US-127 in Clinton County; designate as the \"PFC Ronald James Fitch Memorial Highway\" and portion of M-10 in Eaton County; designate as the \"Ensign Francis Flaherty Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 103."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4735"
citation: "Michigan HB 4735 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: memorial"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Graham Filler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3038e9b-810b-49f3-a532-87f7592e3e8c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4735"
source_hash: "3ba049650bfc3fcec02dcce40c6e866c673c12ed10b40751a92ec9f7dfb22909"
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 4735 (2021-2022) — Highways: memorial; portion of US-127 in Clinton County; designate as the "PFC Ronald James Fitch Memorial Highway" and portion of M-10 in Eaton County; designate as the "Ensign Francis Flaherty Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 103.

## 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-4735.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4735.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4735.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4735.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0076.htm)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 421 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 351 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 337 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Graham Filler — primary (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Graham Filler `introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/29/2021
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 351 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 337 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 421 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 07/23/2021 09:37 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/29/2021 09:46 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/29/2021 11:20 AM
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 76'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3038e9b-810b-49f3-a532-87f7592e3e8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).