---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture: animals; livestock licensing fees; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 284 (MCL 287.123)."
description: "Agriculture: animals; livestock licensing fees; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 284 (MCL 287.123)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4988"
citation: "Michigan HB 4988 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: animals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasper Martus"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-14"
last_action: "2023-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/717e9aeb-0cb5-4047-9308-9a40a608fc0b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4988"
source_hash: "942a593784fb259db0da34ac80327ddd721f35457c25167e5f1c76e359d7867a"
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 4988 (2023-2024) — Agriculture: animals; livestock licensing fees; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 284 (MCL 287.123).

## 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-4988.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4988.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4988.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4988.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0128.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4988-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4988-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 458 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 293 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jasper Martus — primary (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-14** introduced by Representative Jasper Martus `introduction`
- **2023-09-14** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-09-14** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-19** bill electronically reproduced 09/14/2023
- **2023-09-20** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-20** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-20** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-09-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-20** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-09-20** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-20** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 293 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-20** transmitted
- **2023-09-26** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-09-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-09-27** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 458 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-27** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2023-09-27** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-09-28** presented to the Governor 09/28/2023 04:48 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-03** approved by the Governor 09/29/2023 11:16 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-03** filed with Secretary of State 09/29/2023 01:14 PM
- **2023-10-03** assigned PA 128'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/717e9aeb-0cb5-4047-9308-9a40a608fc0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).