---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement: other; transit police officers as law enforcement officers; establish. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.602)."
description: "Law enforcement: other; transit police officers as law enforcement officers; establish. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.602)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4540"
citation: "Michigan HB 4540 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law enforcement: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tyrone Carter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f6c71fb-5db2-4d2f-ac9f-bbd4022b3bbf"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4540"
source_hash: "dd1d98323b4800cbc1b6d9bbdd91413b00f27ea39729b7f48333d1950ad34837"
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 4540 (2021-2022) — Law enforcement: other; transit police officers as law enforcement officers; establish. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.602).

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4540.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4540.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4540.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4540.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0042.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 286 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 354 Yeas 106 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **106–4** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 166 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tyrone Carter — primary (person)
- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Tate — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Tyrone Carter `introduction`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/18/2021
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 166 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 286 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 354 Yeas 106 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 0
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/24/2021 09:36 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/01/2021 10:38 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/01/2021 01:22 PM
- **2021-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 42'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f6c71fb-5db2-4d2f-ac9f-bbd4022b3bbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).