---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: registration plates; special registration plate for the Merchant Mariners; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 803t."
description: "Vehicles: registration plates; special registration plate for the Merchant Mariners; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 803t."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4723"
citation: "Michigan HB 4723 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: registration plates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Morgan"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b94046d-d85e-4bbb-9811-bf51d42f1b8f"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4723"
source_hash: "3009bee1f16e0c374c14af9d088e98503b79b9b06f415e331797d8da125ff600"
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 4723 (2023-2024) — Vehicles: registration plates; special registration plate for the Merchant Mariners; create. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 803t.

## 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-4723.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4723.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4723.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4723.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0088.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4723-00B715.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4723-0B7316.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-2) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4723-00C717.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-2) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4723-00D418.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-2) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4723-0Q2325.pdf)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 291 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **104–6** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 436 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **104–6** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 277 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Morgan — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-08** introduced by Representative Jason Morgan `introduction`
- **2023-06-08** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** bill electronically reproduced 06/08/2023
- **2023-09-26** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-26** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 436 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** transmitted
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-06** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-20** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-06-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2024-06-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 277 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-25** TITLE AMENDED
- **2024-06-25** returned from Senate with substitute (S-2) with title amendment
- **2024-06-25** laid over one day under the rules
- **2024-06-27** Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in
- **2024-06-27** roll call Roll Call # 291 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
- **2024-06-27** title amendment agreed to
- **2024-06-27** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-06-27** presented to the Governor 07/11/2024 01:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-30** approved by the Governor 07/23/2024 09:44 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-30** filed with Secretary of State 07/23/2024 11:44 AM
- **2024-07-30** assigned PA 88'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b94046d-d85e-4bbb-9811-bf51d42f1b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).