---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: medical services; coverage for mental health screenings during postpartum period; require. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109)."
description: "Human services: medical services; coverage for mental health screenings during postpartum period; require. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5171"
citation: "Michigan HB 5171 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: medical services", "Mental health: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristian Grant"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-10-17"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1a30911-631d-45b3-85f7-6131c17fc7a0"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-5171"
source_hash: "ce8d8142681be2bb55b76c6f850069fc8fb4c1aaea516ec841a8acc8ebc971d9"
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 5171 (2023-2024) — Human services: medical services; coverage for mental health screenings during postpartum period; require. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109).

## 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-5171.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-5171.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-5171.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-5171.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0248.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 97 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **96–12** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 650 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kristian Grant — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-17** introduced by Representative Kristian Grant `introduction`
- **2023-10-17** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-17** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18** bill electronically reproduced 10/17/2023
- **2023-11-02** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-26** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-26** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-06-26** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-26** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-06-26** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-26** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 97 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-06-26** transmitted
- **2024-06-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-06-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-18** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 650 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-19** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-06-26** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 01:20 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/21/2025 01:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/21/2025 02:08 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 248'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1a30911-631d-45b3-85f7-6131c17fc7a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).