---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
description: "Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4346"
citation: "Michigan HB 4346 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings", "Retirement: municipal employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Coleman"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63e3acc2-4774-46c2-96b4-51836204d3d7"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4346"
source_hash: "3900df2ada14c6b9d63080abbb58db929bf3fe571c399903c8ca8b056b910561"
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 4346 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: open meetings; municipal public employee retirement boards; allow meetings subject to open meetings act to be conducted remotely. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).

## 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-4346.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4346.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4346.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4346.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0214.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4346-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 406 Yeas 86 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **86–23** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Coleman — primary (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** introduced by Representative Kevin Coleman `introduction`
- **2023-04-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** bill electronically reproduced 04/11/2023
- **2023-09-27** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-27** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-24** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-24** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2023-10-24** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-25** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 406 Yeas 86 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-10-25** transmitted
- **2023-10-31** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-07** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-07** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2023-11-09** full title agreed to
- **2023-11-09** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 09:44 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/22/2023 11:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/22/2023 01:30 PM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 214'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63e3acc2-4774-46c2-96b4-51836204d3d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).