---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists; licensure of dietitian nutritionists; provide for. Amends secs. 16141 & 16145 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16141 & 333.16145) & adds sec. 16346 & pt. 183A."
description: "Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists; licensure of dietitian nutritionists; provide for. Amends secs. 16141 & 16145 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16141 & 333.16145) & adds sec. 16346 & pt. 183A."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4608"
citation: "Michigan HB 4608 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists", "Occupations: individual licensing and registration", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie Pohutsky"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2024-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc693bba-2f00-4ba0-b4fe-699f767e3cc1"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4608"
source_hash: "2d1d740217c3f417a75814d28f5ba0fd4e8a0b88cd4e70c62e293eb19a910272"
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 4608 (2023-2024) — Health occupations: dietitians and nutritionists; licensure of dietitian nutritionists; provide for. Amends secs. 16141 & 16145 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16141 & 333.16145) & adds sec. 16346 & pt. 183A.

## 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-4608.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4608.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4608.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4608.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0039.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 90 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–11** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 390 Yeas 63 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **63–46** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laurie Pohutsky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** introduced by Representative Laurie Pohutsky `introduction`
- **2023-05-23** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** bill electronically reproduced 05/23/2023
- **2023-06-13** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-18** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-18** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-19** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-19** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 390 Yeas 63 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-10-19** transmitted
- **2023-10-24** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-05** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-04-10** PASSED ROLL CALL # 90 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-04-10** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-04-10** full title agreed to
- **2024-04-10** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-04-18** presented to the Governor 04/19/2024 11:36 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-30** approved by the Governor 04/30/2024 10:48 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-30** filed with Secretary of State 04/30/2024 11:30 AM
- **2024-04-30** assigned PA 39'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc693bba-2f00-4ba0-b4fe-699f767e3cc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).