---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: agriculture; time period for issuance of grain dealer's license; revise. Amends sec. 7 of 1939 PA 141 (MCL 285.67)."
description: "Occupations: agriculture; time period for issuance of grain dealer's license; revise. Amends sec. 7 of 1939 PA 141 (MCL 285.67)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4998"
citation: "Michigan HB 4998 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: other", "Occupations: agriculture", "Occupations: individual licensing and registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise Mentzer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-14"
last_action: "2023-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/568c9aef-cc94-4909-9533-344f4da21225"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4998"
source_hash: "dc6252c13b145ba4983dd33b1fec176e09442d2c10ac56d1c0680b1a4cfa2a29"
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 4998 (2023-2024) — Occupations: agriculture; time period for issuance of grain dealer's license; revise. Amends sec. 7 of 1939 PA 141 (MCL 285.67).

## 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-4998.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4998.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4998.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4998.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0190.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 285 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 576 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denise Mentzer — primary (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-14** introduced by Representative Denise Mentzer `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
- **2023-09-19** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-19** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-19** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-19** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-19** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-09-19** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-19** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 285 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-19** transmitted
- **2023-09-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-19** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2023-10-19** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-19** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-10-19** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-10-19** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 576 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-10-24** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2023-10-24** full title agreed to
- **2023-10-24** bill ordered enrolled 10/20/2023
- **2023-10-31** presented to the Governor 10/26/2023 02:04 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-08** approved by the Governor 11/07/2023 01:18 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-08** filed with Secretary of State 11/07/2023 02:26 PM
- **2023-11-08** assigned PA 190'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/568c9aef-cc94-4909-9533-344f4da21225`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).