---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays: other; \"Negro Leagues Day\"; designate as May 2 of each year. Creates new act."
description: "Holidays: other; \"Negro Leagues Day\"; designate as May 2 of each year. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4519"
citation: "Michigan HB 4519 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helena Scott"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27298df9-e788-4459-86b6-42e770d26272"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4519"
source_hash: "033368b45b5c5ae59549249710e2fd7efb478cd9c2e25948c959ced55a48e3d3"
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 4519 (2023-2024) — Holidays: other; "Negro Leagues Day"; designate as May 2 of each year. 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-4519.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4519.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4519.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4519.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0065.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 38 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **104–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Helena Scott — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Aragona — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04** introduced by Representative Helena Scott `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** bill electronically reproduced 05/04/2023
- **2024-04-24** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-24** referred to second reading
- **2024-04-24** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-24** placed on third reading
- **2024-04-24** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-04-24** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 38 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** transmitted
- **2024-04-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-23** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-23** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-06-12** PASSED ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-12** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2024-06-12** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-06-13** presented to the Governor 06/14/2024 11:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-25** approved by the Governor 06/19/2024 12:17 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-20** filed with Secretary of State 06/20/2024 01:12 PM
- **2024-06-20** assigned PA 65'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27298df9-e788-4459-86b6-42e770d26272`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).