---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts: other; violent offender eligibility for mental health court; modify. Amends sec. 1093 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1093)."
description: "Courts: other; violent offender eligibility for mental health court; modify. Amends sec. 1093 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1093)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4523"
citation: "Michigan HB 4523 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts: other", "Mental health: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kara Hope"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2024-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e341e371-b75e-4430-9cae-237be3636d0f"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4523"
source_hash: "c713522401ef9ae6e332b276a088a407fe9a7814fff6b75a11ed7c0559911f66"
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 4523 (2023-2024) — Courts: other; violent offender eligibility for mental health court; modify. Amends sec. 1093 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1093).

## 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-4523.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4523.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4523.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4523.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0044.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-0O339.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-00B717.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-0B7318.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-00C719.pdf)
12. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-00D420.pdf)
13. **Substitute (S-1) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4523-0Q2327.pdf)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 79 Yeas 67 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **67–40** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 25 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 423 Yeas 68 Nays 42 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **68–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kara Hope — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04** introduced by Representative Kara Hope `introduction`
- **2023-05-04** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** bill electronically reproduced 05/04/2023
- **2023-06-07** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-07** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-25** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-25** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-10-25** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2023-10-25** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-31** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-31** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 423 Yeas 68 Nays 42 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-31** transmitted
- **2023-11-01** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-02-21** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2024-02-22** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 25 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-02-22** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2024-02-22** laid over one day under the rules
- **2024-05-09** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2024-05-09** roll call Roll Call # 79 Yeas 67 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2024-05-09** full title agreed to
- **2024-05-09** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-05-15** presented to the Governor 05/15/2024 10:38 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-22** approved by the Governor 05/22/2024 11:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-22** filed with Secretary of State 05/22/2024 01:46 PM
- **2024-05-22** assigned PA 44'24 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e341e371-b75e-4430-9cae-237be3636d0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).