---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime victims: other; definition of serious misdemeanor in the crime victims act; modify. Amends secs. 61 & 61a of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.811 & 780.811a)."
description: "Crime victims: other; definition of serious misdemeanor in the crime victims act; modify. Amends secs. 61 & 61a of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.811 & 780.811a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4422"
citation: "Michigan HB 4422 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime victims: other", "Crimes: definitions", "Crimes: penalties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Graham Filler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-13"
last_action: "2023-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/315a8050-5c8c-456b-b3e1-f07aba1fa8e6"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4422"
source_hash: "149f9edac2b6545ac6420f3553250c68337c77d76c128ce463cabd750de06dd1"
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 4422 (2023-2024) — Crime victims: other; definition of serious misdemeanor in the crime victims act; modify. Amends secs. 61 & 61a of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.811 & 780.811a).

## 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-4422.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4422.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4422.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4422.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0177.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 552 YEAS 29 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **29–9** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 139 Yeas 100 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **100–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Graham Filler — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Greg VanWoerkom — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Tisdel — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Beson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-13** introduced by Representative Graham Filler `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** bill electronically reproduced 04/13/2023
- **2023-05-23** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-06** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-06** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-07** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 139 Yeas 100 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2023-06-07** transmitted
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-19** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-10-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 552 YEAS 29 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-10-24** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-10-24** bill ordered enrolled 10/20/2023
- **2023-10-31** presented to the Governor 10/26/2023 01:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-08** approved by the Governor 11/06/2023 10:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-08** filed with Secretary of State 11/07/2023 02:00 PM
- **2023-11-08** assigned PA 177'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/315a8050-5c8c-456b-b3e1-f07aba1fa8e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).