---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: pharmaceuticals; requirements for licensure of a pharmacy as a wholesale distributor; modify. Amends sec. 17748f of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17748f)."
description: "Health: pharmaceuticals; requirements for licensure of a pharmacy as a wholesale distributor; modify. Amends sec. 17748f of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17748f)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5072"
citation: "Michigan HB 5072 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Berman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebb5acf1-b032-4730-915c-fd2abdbd62dd"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5072"
source_hash: "ddebea8c1b24f2614e2bc7327541863dfb932182bf74cc142134ddb67eae44c8"
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 5072 (2021-2022) — Health: pharmaceuticals; requirements for licensure of a pharmacy as a wholesale distributor; modify. Amends sec. 17748f of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17748f).

## 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-5072.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-5072.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5072.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5072.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0130.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 464 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 492 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryan Berman — primary (person)
- Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Carra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Ryan Berman `introduction`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/17/2021
- **2021-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 492 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 464 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/14/2021 09:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/16/2021 05:37 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/17/2021 04:28 PM
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 130'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebb5acf1-b032-4730-915c-fd2abdbd62dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).