---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: other; marriage license as documentation of emancipation; prohibit. Amends sec. 4 of 2001 PA 125 (MCL 427.304)."
description: "Children: other; marriage license as documentation of emancipation; prohibit. Amends sec. 4 of 2001 PA 125 (MCL 427.304)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4299"
citation: "Michigan HB 4299 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristian Grant"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71213959-c438-43f2-9ec6-c5548cf69d15"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4299"
source_hash: "f2deea500e2c7a48605a89719eae6f0cd11593c47c844ed67220f9dcd570c614"
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 4299 (2023-2024) — Children: other; marriage license as documentation of emancipation; prohibit. Amends sec. 4 of 2001 PA 125 (MCL 427.304).

## 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-4299.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4299.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4299.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4299.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0075.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 395 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 189 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **104–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristian Grant — primary (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** introduced by Representative Kristian Grant `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** bill electronically reproduced 03/16/2023
- **2023-05-17** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-17** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-21** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 189 Yeas 104 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-21** transmitted
- **2023-06-27** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-27** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-27** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 395 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-27** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2023-06-27** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-07-18** presented to the Governor 07/10/2023 11:06 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** approved by the Governor 07/11/2023 01:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** filed with Secretary of State 07/12/2023 10:42 AM
- **2023-07-18** assigned PA 75'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71213959-c438-43f2-9ec6-c5548cf69d15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).