---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles: registration plates; eligibility for disabled veteran registration plate; extend to partially disabled veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f)."
description: "Vehicles: registration plates; eligibility for disabled veteran registration plate; extend to partially disabled veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5127"
citation: "Michigan HB 5127 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State agencies (existing): state", "Vehicles: registration plates", "Veterans: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike McFall"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-11"
last_action: "2024-11-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca3affd1-db25-44ca-bb48-85be0e341254"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5127"
source_hash: "a161e5e00b16b561339a3ee443770f698f6f5356da9202ab4d58940d7d7026ea"
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 5127 (2023-2024) — Vehicles: registration plates; eligibility for disabled veteran registration plate; extend to partially disabled veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f).

## 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-5127.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5127.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5127.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5127.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0149.pdf)

## Votes

- defeated Roll Call # 55 Yeas 55 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 49 — **55–6** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike McFall — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Hoadley — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-11** introduced by Representative Mike McFall `introduction`
- **2023-10-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-11** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12** bill electronically reproduced 10/11/2023
- **2024-03-05** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-05** referred to second reading
- **2024-03-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** placed on third reading
- **2024-05-07** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** defeated Roll Call # 55 Yeas 55 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 49
- **2024-05-07** vote reconsidered
- **2024-05-07** postponed temporarily
- **2024-05-21** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 112 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2024-05-21** transmitted
- **2024-05-30** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-19** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-09-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-08** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-08** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-10-08** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-10-08** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-10-08** PASSED ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-10-08** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-10-08** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-10-15** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-10-15** full title agreed to
- **2024-10-15** bill ordered enrolled 10/08/2024
- **2024-11-07** presented to the Governor 10/28/2024 03:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-07** approved by the Governor 10/29/2024 10:02 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-11-07** filed with Secretary of State 10/29/2024 10:57 AM
- **2024-11-07** assigned PA 149'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca3affd1-db25-44ca-bb48-85be0e341254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).