---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: other; annual report by the department of health and human services; require to submit to legislature. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 3a."
description: "Human services: other; annual report by the department of health and human services; require to submit to legislature. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 3a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5976"
citation: "Michigan HB 5976 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: other", "Legislature: reports", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tyrone Carter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63fd47f9-2dfb-4d94-959d-7a3d70d0d95e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5976"
source_hash: "cb8f75cb4d541732c1ed568eb8add1a3f8ff711046face86a1d720364b385bf6"
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 5976 (2021-2022) — Human services: other; annual report by the department of health and human services; require to submit to legislature. Amends 1994 PA 203 (MCL 722.951 - 722.960) by adding sec. 3a.

## 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-5976.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2022-HEBS-5976.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2022-HCB-5976.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2022-HIB-5976.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0202.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 257 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 418 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tyrone Carter — primary (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Whiteford — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Green — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Wakeman — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Tyrone Carter `introduction`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/24/2022
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 257 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 418 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 09/26/2022 03:15 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/07/2022 03:42 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/07/2022 05:02 PM
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 202'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63fd47f9-2dfb-4d94-959d-7a3d70d0d95e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).