---
type: "Bill"
title: "State financing and management: other; state agencies using messaging apps that allow deletion of messages to avoid FOIA: prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 270."
description: "State financing and management: other; state agencies using messaging apps that allow deletion of messages to avoid FOIA: prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 270."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4778"
citation: "Michigan HB 4778 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: public records", "Communications: telecommunications", "State financing and management: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf4357cb-2f43-4239-bfdb-8559c3b4aa68"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4778"
source_hash: "31f36deefd3f4fe5ee57156f38844b56305bd0a54ea15cb5ec6ada8ac39c13b9"
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 4778 (2021-2022) — State financing and management: other; state agencies using messaging apps that allow deletion of messages to avoid FOIA: prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 270.

## 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-4778.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4778.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4778.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4778.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0114.htm)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 538 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 420 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 363 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Johnson — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Beeler — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Slagh — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Steven Johnson `introduction`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Communications and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/04/2021
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+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 # 363 Yeas 110 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 420 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 538 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 11/10/2021 02:44 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/22/2021 10:59 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/22/2021 12:56 PM
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 114'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf4357cb-2f43-4239-bfdb-8559c3b4aa68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).