---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement: background check; volunteer employee criminal history system; establish. Creates new act."
description: "Law enforcement: background check; volunteer employee criminal history system; establish. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4045"
citation: "Michigan HB 4045 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law enforcement: background check", "State agencies (existing): state police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy Schmaltz"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0fb8bbf-8115-4c62-98cf-b11521d35430"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4045"
source_hash: "26240f7f3388656c19819cbf9821d9db9d678c372be9372edb7f7b17374a49df"
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 4045 (2023-2024) — Law enforcement: background check; volunteer employee criminal history system; establish. Creates new act.

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4045.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4045.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4045.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4045.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0023.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4045-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4045-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 119 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 31 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 — **96–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kathy Schmaltz — primary (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** introduced by Representative Kathy Schmaltz `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** bill electronically reproduced 01/26/2023
- **2023-03-15** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15** referred to second reading
- **2023-03-16** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-03-16** placed on third reading
- **2023-03-16** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-03-16** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-16** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 31 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** title amendment agreed to
- **2023-03-16** transmitted
- **2023-03-21** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-03-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-04-19** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 119 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2023-04-19** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-04-25** presented to the Governor 04/20/2023 04:36 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26** approved by the Governor 04/26/2023 10:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26** filed with Secretary of State 04/26/2023 01:11 PM
- **2023-04-26** assigned PA 23'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0fb8bbf-8115-4c62-98cf-b11521d35430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).