---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: bridges; bridge over Cheboyganing Creek on M-13; designate as the \"Sergeant Kristopher J. Gould Memorial Bridge\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1090."
description: "Highways: bridges; bridge over Cheboyganing Creek on M-13; designate as the \"Sergeant Kristopher J. Gould Memorial Bridge\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1090."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4700"
citation: "Michigan HB 4700 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: bridges", "Highways: memorial"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy Beson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d74f5f7-f391-4aea-8b0e-3ea76203a6bc"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4700"
source_hash: "a1876a5ba858e87535712d4424cdeb6bcaa1baaa16c230ee7b8632dd9050952e"
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 4700 (2021-2022) — Highways: bridges; bridge over Cheboyganing Creek on M-13; designate as the "Sergeant Kristopher J. Gould Memorial Bridge". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1090.

## 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-4700.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4700.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4700.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4700.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0098.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 398 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 304 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Timothy Beson — primary (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Wakeman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Timothy Beson `introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 304 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 398 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/26/2021 09:44 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 11/04/2021 09:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 11/04/2021 02:38 PM
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 98'21 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d74f5f7-f391-4aea-8b0e-3ea76203a6bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).