---
type: "Bill"
title: "Construction: other; temporary door barricade devices in school buildings; allow, and provide standards. Amends title & sec. 5a of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.855a) & adds sec. 1d."
description: "Construction: other; temporary door barricade devices in school buildings; allow, and provide standards. Amends title & sec. 5a of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.855a) & adds sec. 1d."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4689"
citation: "Michigan HB 4689 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Construction: other", "Construction: public buildings", "Education: safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b8294a7-3686-459e-a940-0d3366cf2814"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4689"
source_hash: "a8c982ed6d8274df5517d2401bd07710ceef348886475f4698c506350024652a"
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 4689 (2019-2020) — Construction: other; temporary door barricade devices in school buildings; allow, and provide standards. Amends title & sec. 5a of 1937 PA 306 (MCL 388.855a) & adds sec. 1d.

## 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-4689.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4689.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4689.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4689.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0045.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 46 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 66 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 303 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 84 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott VanSingel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Scott VanSingel `introduction`
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/06/2019
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 303 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 46 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 66 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** enrollment vacated
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 84 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/24/2020 11:40 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/03/2020 12:37 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/03/2020 04:02 PM
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 45'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b8294a7-3686-459e-a940-0d3366cf2814`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).