---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure; civil actions; asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency act; enact. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding ch. 30A."
description: "Civil procedure; civil actions; asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency act; enact. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding ch. 30A."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5456"
citation: "Michigan HB 5456 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: civil actions", "Civil procedure: defenses", "Civil procedure: evidence", "Torts: civil procedure", "Torts: product liability"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a245060-ba1c-47d5-99de-c6979fe68b7b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5456"
source_hash: "3ff09ec9787de07576a3836753da06b407f590581034565a2f23d1cfffbf3604"
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 5456 (2017-2018) — Civil procedure; civil actions; asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency act; enact. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding ch. 30A.

## 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/2018-HEBH-5456.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5456.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5456.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5456.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0100.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 56 Yeas 58 Nays 51 — **58–51** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 160 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call # 174 Yeas 83 Nays 25 — **83–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 97 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Lana Theis — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Chatfield — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Triston Cole — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jason Wentworth `introduction`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Michigan Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2018
- **2018-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 56 Yeas 58 Nays 51 `passage`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MICHIGAN COMPETITIVENESS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-5 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-5 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-5
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 160 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-5 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-5 concurred in
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 174 Yeas 83 Nays 25
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 3/26/2018 @ 12:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 4/2/2018 @ 11:56 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 4/2/2018 @ 4:20 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 100'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a245060-ba1c-47d5-99de-c6979fe68b7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).