---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of opioid antagonists by employees and agents of agencies under the administration of opioid antagonists act; provide for. Amends sec. 17744b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17744b)."
description: "Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of opioid antagonists by employees and agents of agencies under the administration of opioid antagonists act; provide for. Amends sec. 17744b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17744b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5078"
citation: "Michigan HB 5078 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled substances: other", "Health: pharmaceuticals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie Rheingans"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-03"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/927ed069-8118-4137-a723-8e4f7054c14b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5078"
source_hash: "dfd4f3dd394d53460196301683df79f495c734ad50c93fbd6221c05334da8dbe"
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 5078 (2023-2024) — Health: pharmaceuticals; distribution of opioid antagonists by employees and agents of agencies under the administration of opioid antagonists act; provide for. Amends sec. 17744b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17744b).

## 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-5078.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5078.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5078.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5078.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0232.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 477 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 40 Yeas 96 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **96–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carrie Rheingans — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Bollin — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Prestin — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-03** introduced by Representative Carrie Rheingans `introduction`
- **2023-10-03** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-03** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-04** bill electronically reproduced 10/03/2023
- **2024-03-06** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06** referred to second reading
- **2024-04-18** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** placed on third reading
- **2024-04-24** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 40 Yeas 96 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** transmitted
- **2024-04-30** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-04-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-31** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-31** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-11-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-10** PASSED ROLL CALL # 477 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-10** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-10** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-10** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-10** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-10** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 02:16 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:52 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:42 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 232'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/927ed069-8118-4137-a723-8e4f7054c14b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).