---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: safety; standardized response terminology plan; require department to establish. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c."
description: "Education: safety; standardized response terminology plan; require department to establish. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4096"
citation: "Michigan HB 4096 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranjeev Puri"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21bd8a2f-8e2c-44f8-9393-c432853572c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4096"
source_hash: "e8864fe683e8e9f634fe80c8a777d7c358d3f1b0271739bbea95d13e0df45837"
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 4096 (2023-2024) — Education: safety; standardized response terminology plan; require department to establish. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c.

## 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-4096.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4096.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4096.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4096.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0271.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4096-0N297.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4096-0O3310.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 705 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 389 Yeas 93 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **93–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ranjeev Puri — primary (person)
- Alicia St. Germaine — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Neyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Fox — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Tisdel — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** introduced by Representative Ranjeev Puri `introduction`
- **2023-02-14** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** bill electronically reproduced 02/14/2023
- **2024-02-13** notice given to discharge committee
- **2024-02-14** motion to discharge committee postponed for day
- **2024-12-05** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-05** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-10** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-10** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-12-10** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-10** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-10** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-10** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 389 Yeas 93 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-10** transmitted
- **2024-12-18** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 705 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-10** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/22/2025 08:28 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/22/2025 09:42 AM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 271'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21bd8a2f-8e2c-44f8-9393-c432853572c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).