---
type: "Bill"
title: "Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21"
description: "Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5447"
citation: "Michigan HB 5447 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Businesses: business corporations", "Businesses: charitable organizations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Tate"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5447"
source_hash: "6adf3f4fa3eda3ff519e1a21ad14216622ba78fa613613c111cb22f781fdb841"
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 5447 (2021-2022) — Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21

## 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-5447.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-5447.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5447.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5447.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0151.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **103–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph Tate — primary (person)
- Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mari Manoogian — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Joe Tate `introduction`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/20/2021
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/17/2021 11:20 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/23/2021 10:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/27/2021 12:36 PM
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 151'21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).