---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children; guardians; national and state fingerprint checks; include in criminal record check for guardians. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.874)."
description: "Children; guardians; national and state fingerprint checks; include in criminal record check for guardians. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.874)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4550"
citation: "Michigan HB 4550 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: guardians", "Human services: children's services", "Law enforcement: fingerprinting", "Criminal procedure: records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a76442f4-26e0-4d4f-976c-ff267e12c698"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4550"
source_hash: "18c34e7a0cee9ebbb71eaa7661f087c380225eb31806d5995c3fa87ad6d78d7b"
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 4550 (2019-2020) — Children; guardians; national and state fingerprint checks; include in criminal record check for guardians. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.874).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4550.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4550.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4550.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4550.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0095.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 109 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 257 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Brenda Carter `introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/02/2019
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 109 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS AND VETERANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 243 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-2) with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-2) concurred in
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 257 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/14/2019 09:43 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/23/2019 03:45 PM `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/24/2019 09:04 AM
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 95 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a76442f4-26e0-4d4f-976c-ff267e12c698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).