---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trade: business practices; donation of unclaimed shoes by persons engaged in the business of shoe repair; allow. Creates new act."
description: "Trade: business practices; donation of unclaimed shoes by persons engaged in the business of shoe repair; allow. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4994"
citation: "Michigan HB 4994 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trade: business practices", "Trade: consumer goods and services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angela Witwer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07089be9-d059-4524-9f40-3574b22fbba6"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4994"
source_hash: "907839974575fee3bbc65c63009230cb9331bf186e1e859316b1dec4bd0f8449"
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 4994 (2021-2022) — Trade: business practices; donation of unclaimed shoes by persons engaged in the business of shoe repair; allow. Creates new act.

## 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-4994.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4994.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4994.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4994.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0058.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 101 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 31 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **102–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angela Witwer — primary (person)
- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Tate — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Padma Kuppa — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Angela Witwer `introduction`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Commerce and Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/15/2021
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** amendment(s) not adopted
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 31 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 101 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 03/28/2022 01:40 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 04/07/2022 12:04 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 04/07/2022 02:54 PM
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 58'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07089be9-d059-4524-9f40-3574b22fbba6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).