---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor: fair employment practices; public act regarding employment activities related to COVID-19; repeal. Amends sec. 10 of 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.410) & repeals 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.401 - 419.413). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6128'22, HB 6215'22"
description: "Labor: fair employment practices; public act regarding employment activities related to COVID-19; repeal. Amends sec. 10 of 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.410) & repeals 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.401 - 419.413). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6128'22, HB 6215'22"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5244"
citation: "Michigan HB 5244 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor: fair employment practices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Fink"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac76f4d9-d73e-4b61-856b-0a31fe44f626"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5244"
source_hash: "b765f094b639afd6b592ff71bf1030782da2ef71d26855621fe27d6ed7041064"
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 5244 (2021-2022) — Labor: fair employment practices; public act regarding employment activities related to COVID-19; repeal. Amends sec. 10 of 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.410) & repeals 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.401 - 419.413). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6128'22, HB 6215'22

## 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-5244.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-5244.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5244.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5244.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0138.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 365 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 314 Yeas 73 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **73–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew Fink — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Andrew Fink `introduction`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 07/01/2021
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 314 Yeas 73 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 365 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/29/2022 02:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/11/2022 08:02 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/11/2022 12:04 PM
- **2022-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 138'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac76f4d9-d73e-4b61-856b-0a31fe44f626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).