---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: child care; definition of relative in the child care organizations; revise. Amends sec. 1 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111)."
description: "Children: child care; definition of relative in the child care organizations; revise. Amends sec. 1 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 6073"
citation: "Michigan HB 6073 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: child care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Whiteford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f7209cc-85cd-4c35-8c52-d71a1882f41d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-6073"
source_hash: "fabce717470b3124443bea9c7222effb0ca389dfa6f7ce639bb4672838d76b8f"
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 6073 (2021-2022) — Children: child care; definition of relative in the child care organizations; revise. Amends sec. 1 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111).

## 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-6073.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2022-HEBS-6073.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2022-HCB-6073.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2022-HIB-6073.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0208.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 423 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **104–3** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 390 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **103–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary Whiteford — primary (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Mary Whiteford `introduction`
- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/05/2022
- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `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** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **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** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 263 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **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 WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **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 # 423 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDED
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 390 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** title amendment 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 02:57 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/07/2022 03:54 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/07/2022 05:14 PM
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 208'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f7209cc-85cd-4c35-8c52-d71a1882f41d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).