---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: permits; serving alcoholic liquor in public swimming pools; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 548."
description: "Liquor: permits; serving alcoholic liquor in public swimming pools; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 548."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 5984"
citation: "Michigan HB 5984 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: permits", "Recreation: swimming pools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f083e2a-200b-478b-9b57-d08bd06378b9"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5984"
source_hash: "64331ed4ea4530b521ab75b6b8fc22a38e69fff52d536f5271f695a703af1320"
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 5984 (2021-2022) — Liquor: permits; serving alcoholic liquor in public swimming pools; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 548.

## 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-5984.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2022-HEBS-5984.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2022-HCB-5984.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2022-HIB-5984.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0100.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 212 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **100–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 300 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — primary (person)
- Rodney Wakeman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative John Cherry `introduction`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/12/2022
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 212 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 300 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/10/2022 12:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/14/2022 11:58 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/14/2022 02:52 PM
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 100'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f083e2a-200b-478b-9b57-d08bd06378b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).