---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; counseling; requirements for employment as a school counselor; revise. Amends sec. 1233 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233)."
description: "Education; counseling; requirements for employment as a school counselor; revise. Amends sec. 1233 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4181"
citation: "Michigan HB 4181 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: counseling", "Education: middle schools", "Education: secondary", "Occupations: advisors and counselors", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e5ac2d9-7940-49da-8794-488359ba07a8"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4181"
source_hash: "b807c82478cc6abf568964faf76da42d7e1ee24dca87b412576ac6c7e95e9f7a"
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 4181 (2017-2018) — Education; counseling; requirements for employment as a school counselor; revise. Amends sec. 1233 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1233).

## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4181.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4181.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4181.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4181.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0151.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 140 Yeas 100 Nays 7 — **100–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 393 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call # 321 Yeas 101 Nays 6 — **101–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 65 — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Brett Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Brett Roberts `introduction`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Workforce and Talent Development `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/08/2017
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 140 Yeas 100 Nays 7 `passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 393 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 321 Yeas 101 Nays 6
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/31/2017 @ 1:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/8/2017 @ 3:50 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/8/2017 @ 4:20 PM
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 151'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e5ac2d9-7940-49da-8794-488359ba07a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).