---
type: "Bill"
title: "Food: milk; issuance of certificates of free sale in grade A milk law; provide for. Amends 2001 PA 266 (MCL 288.471 - 288.540) by adding sec. 36."
description: "Food: milk; issuance of certificates of free sale in grade A milk law; provide for. Amends 2001 PA 266 (MCL 288.471 - 288.540) by adding sec. 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5748"
citation: "Michigan HB 5748 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food: milk", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Graham Filler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0aab8b62-993b-4b97-a31b-68410e0b1baa"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5748"
source_hash: "557dff2e6eb3370cd7eb6fbff5cb43f41223720cdc2019d27f94c949c7087c4c"
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 5748 (2021-2022) — Food: milk; issuance of certificates of free sale in grade A milk law; provide for. Amends 2001 PA 266 (MCL 288.471 - 288.540) by adding sec. 36.

## 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/2022-HEBH-5748.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2022-HEBS-5748.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2022-HCB-5748.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2022-HIB-5748.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0129.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 146 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 310 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Graham Filler — primary (person)
- Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Steenland — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Graham Filler `introduction`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/16/2022
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 146 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 310 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/21/2022 11:02 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/29/2022 01:18 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/29/2022 02:38 PM
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 129'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0aab8b62-993b-4b97-a31b-68410e0b1baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).