---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: students; indigenous individuals to wear traditional regalia and bring traditional objects in a school building; permit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1300."
description: "Education: students; indigenous individuals to wear traditional regalia and bring traditional objects in a school building; permit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1300."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4854"
citation: "Michigan HB 4854 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: discipline", "Education: school districts", "Education: students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helena Scott"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-27"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4c80614-00c2-4531-8c6d-5a3d4ce7b9f6"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4854"
source_hash: "32ecd5116f30c0785ba42f3a4dc71d032edba9ccf25bb93320509ae7bc3ef7ea"
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 4854 (2023-2024) — Education: students; indigenous individuals to wear traditional regalia and bring traditional objects in a school building; permit. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1300.

## 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-4854.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4854.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4854.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4854.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0209.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4854-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4854-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 489 Yeas 56 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 54 — **53–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 724 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 — **5–6** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Helena Scott — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (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)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-27** introduced by Representative Helena Scott `introduction`
- **2023-06-27** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-27** referred to Committee on Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** bill electronically reproduced 06/27/2023
- **2024-12-04** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-04** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-13** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-12-13** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-13** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-13** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 489 Yeas 56 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 54 `passage`
- **2024-12-13** transmitted
- **2024-12-18** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-18** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 724 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-31** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 01:10 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:06 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 02:56 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 209'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4c80614-00c2-4531-8c6d-5a3d4ce7b9f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).