---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cities: public services; definition of qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810)."
description: "Cities: public services; definition of qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5248"
citation: "Michigan HB 5248 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities: home rule", "Cities: public services", "Law enforcement: fire personnel", "Law enforcement: local police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Steenland"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d36c262-6bc4-49b1-9992-c56faae6294a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5248"
source_hash: "44f95343e4bb3d2ebcd14f5502ca1898e4d9f22e609ee4444f1efc2614b078b3"
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 5248 (2021-2022) — Cities: public services; definition of qualified city in the police and fire protection act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1951 PA 33 (MCL 41.810).

## 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-5248.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-5248.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5248.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5248.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0228.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 183 Yeas 91 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **91–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard Steenland — primary (person)
- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- David LaGrand — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Richard Steenland `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 Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 07/01/2021
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2022-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 183 Yeas 91 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 482 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2022-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/05/2022 01:59 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/13/2022 01:58 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/13/2022 04:00 PM
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 228'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d36c262-6bc4-49b1-9992-c56faae6294a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).