---
type: "Bill"
title: "State agencies (existing): education; regional infant-toddler contracts; create for child care providers. Creates new act."
description: "State agencies (existing): education; regional infant-toddler contracts; create for child care providers. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5044"
citation: "Michigan HB 5044 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: child care", "Education: other", "Education: reports", "Occupations: child care professionals", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranjeev Puri"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9eee9dc-78d7-44f1-9762-23c897e8e962"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5044"
source_hash: "33894a8e8ebf66e2a5b3368ce8e95d0c052af183206eae1dc1ee1a71e676ced2"
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 5044 (2021-2022) — State agencies (existing): education; regional infant-toddler contracts; create for child care providers. 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-5044.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-5044.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5044.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5044.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0109.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 458 Yeas 87 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 — **87–16** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 294 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ranjeev Puri — primary (person)
- Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Tate — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Manoogian — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Padma Kuppa — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Wakeman — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Yousef Rabhi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Ranjeev Puri `introduction`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/16/2021
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 458 Yeas 87 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 `passage`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 294 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/10/2022 11:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/23/2022 10:02 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/23/2022 02:56 PM
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 109'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9eee9dc-78d7-44f1-9762-23c897e8e962`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).