---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health: code; definition of distant site for a telemedicine visit; provide for. Amends sec. 105h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105h)."
description: "Mental health: code; definition of distant site for a telemedicine visit; provide for. Amends sec. 105h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105h)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4213"
citation: "Michigan HB 4213 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental health: code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christine Morse"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-08"
last_action: "2024-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab94e0ba-1c9a-4b6d-9a10-be9f9c74a31a"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4213"
source_hash: "36f21a96c7c8cf89bcdc86c710e35872abc1c3129f50d02469187e49208a6f32"
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 4213 (2023-2024) — Mental health: code; definition of distant site for a telemedicine visit; provide for. Amends sec. 105h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105h).

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4213.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4213.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4213.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4213.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0054.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-0N296.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-0O339.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-00B718.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-0B7319.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-00C720.pdf)
12. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-00D421.pdf)
13. **Substitute (S-1) - 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4213-0Q2328.pdf)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 114 Yeas 98 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **98–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 196 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 561 Yeas 75 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **75–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Morse — primary (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-08** introduced by Representative Christine Morse `introduction`
- **2023-03-08** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** bill electronically reproduced 03/18/2023
- **2023-10-31** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-09** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-09** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-09** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2023-11-09** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-09** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 561 Yeas 75 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** transmitted
- **2024-03-14** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-17** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-04-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2024-05-15** PASSED ROLL CALL # 196 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-05-15** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-05-15** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with full title
- **2024-05-15** laid over one day under the rules
- **2024-05-21** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2024-05-21** roll call Roll Call # 114 Yeas 98 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2024-05-21** full title agreed to
- **2024-05-21** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-05-23** presented to the Governor 05/28/2024 11:00 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-06** approved by the Governor 06/06/2024 12:02 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-06** filed with Secretary of State 06/06/2024 02:02 PM
- **2024-06-06** assigned PA 54'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab94e0ba-1c9a-4b6d-9a10-be9f9c74a31a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).