---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher education: financial aid; Michigan reconnect grant act; modify. Amends secs. 1, 3 & 5 of 2020 PA 84 (MCL 390.1701 et seq.) & adds sec. 5a."
description: "Higher education: financial aid; Michigan reconnect grant act; modify. Amends secs. 1, 3 & 5 of 2020 PA 84 (MCL 390.1701 et seq.) & adds sec. 5a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 6129"
citation: "Michigan HB 6129 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher education: community colleges", "Higher education: financial aid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Frederick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c23d709b-7d85-42c5-9269-294b06e37f7c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-6129"
source_hash: "39a650b3be7bb9e744ae5846971f9c069d17c042871d87b1551de47666ebf771"
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 6129 (2021-2022) — Higher education: financial aid; Michigan reconnect grant act; modify. Amends secs. 1, 3 & 5 of 2020 PA 84 (MCL 390.1701 et seq.) & adds sec. 5a.

## 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/2022-HEBH-6129.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2022-HEBS-6129.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2022-HCB-6129.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2022-HIB-6129.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0251.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 434 Yeas 84 Nays 22 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **84–22** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 526 YEAS 22 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 2 — **22–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ben Frederick — primary (person)
- Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- David Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jewell Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Tisdel — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Steenland — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Ben Frederick `introduction`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 05/24/2022
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 434 Yeas 84 Nays 22 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 526 YEAS 22 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 2 `passage`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/13/2022 11:50 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/22/2022 02:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/22/2022 03:58 PM
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 251'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c23d709b-7d85-42c5-9269-294b06e37f7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).