---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. Creates new act."
description: "Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4720"
citation: "Michigan HB 4720 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: equal protection", "Civil rights: other", "State agencies (existing): generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranjeev Puri"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7da153cc-6231-4c03-b27a-5feea115879e"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4720"
source_hash: "7859cff362f90a9e560e0fc74c0d28198773d65632fc5ef9dbd504b76cc209d6"
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 4720 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. 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-4720.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4720.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4720.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4720.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0242.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 481 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 698 YEAS 23 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ranjeev Puri — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Churches — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-08** introduced by Representative Ranjeev Puri `introduction`
- **2023-06-08** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** bill electronically reproduced 06/08/2023
- **2023-10-18** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-18** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-19** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-19** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-02** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-02** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2023-11-02** title amended
- **2023-11-02** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 481 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-11-02** transmitted
- **2023-11-07** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2023-11-08** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-07** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-08** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-08** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-08** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-08** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-08** PASSED ROLL CALL # 698 YEAS 23 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2023-11-08** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-11-08** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/27/2023 03:06 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/29/2023 05:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/30/2023 10:16 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 242'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7da153cc-6231-4c03-b27a-5feea115879e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).