---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays: other; \"Women Veterans Recognition Day\"; designate as June 12 of each year. Creates new act."
description: "Holidays: other; \"Women Veterans Recognition Day\"; designate as June 12 of each year. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4555"
citation: "Michigan HB 4555 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays: other", "Veterans: other", "Women: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Rogers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b86f2fe9-e9b2-4d21-be1b-a4daee3762fc"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4555"
source_hash: "a0661884615ad59c6dd696efb0375464e0e66573b371b9b0faca62efb19c65b7"
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 4555 (2023-2024) — Holidays: other; "Women Veterans Recognition Day"; designate as June 12 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-4555.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4555.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4555.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4555.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0042.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 121 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **104–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 328 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie Rogers — primary (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Slagh — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Churches — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-11** introduced by Representative Julie M. Rogers `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** bill electronically reproduced 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-23** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** referred to second reading
- **2023-05-24** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** placed on third reading
- **2023-05-24** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-05-24** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 121 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-05-24** transmitted
- **2023-05-25** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-08** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-08** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-08** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-08** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 328 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-08** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2023-06-08** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-06-13** presented to the Governor 06/09/2023 11:58 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** approved by the Governor 06/12/2023 11:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** filed with Secretary of State 06/12/2023 01:10 PM
- **2023-06-13** assigned PA 42'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b86f2fe9-e9b2-4d21-be1b-a4daee3762fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).