---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: railroads; priorities for local grade separation fund; provide for. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 11j. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0125'23"
description: "Transportation: railroads; priorities for local grade separation fund; provide for. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 11j. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0125'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4153"
citation: "Michigan HB 4153 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State agencies (existing): transportation", "Transportation: railroads"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jaime Churches"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/464d3702-2ecd-4bbf-b07f-96b6e3167c0b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4153"
source_hash: "494a5f2258710c99c3ed5136034fd9dcae89a51079781cd19904278e153c134b"
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 4153 (2023-2024) — Transportation: railroads; priorities for local grade separation fund; provide for. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 11j. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0125'23

## 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-4153.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4153.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4153.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4153.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0067.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-4)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4153-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-4) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4153-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 149 Yeas 95 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **95–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jaime Churches — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** introduced by Representative Jaime Churches `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** bill electronically reproduced 02/28/2023
- **2023-05-23** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13** substitute (H-4) adopted
- **2023-06-13** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-14** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 149 Yeas 95 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-14** transmitted
- **2023-06-15** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2023-06-27** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-27** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-27** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2023-06-28** bill ordered enrolled 06/27/2023
- **2023-06-28** presented to the Governor 07/10/2023 11:18 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** approved by the Governor 07/11/2023 12:54 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** filed with Secretary of State 07/12/2023 10:26 AM
- **2023-07-18** assigned PA 67'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/464d3702-2ecd-4bbf-b07f-96b6e3167c0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).