---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property: conveyance of state property; conditions on property previously conveyed to Muskegon County; remove. Creates land transfer act."
description: "Property: conveyance of state property; conditions on property previously conveyed to Muskegon County; remove. Creates land transfer act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4861"
citation: "Michigan HB 4861 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property: conveyance of state property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Will Snyder"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-28"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70573265-1e1f-47d6-ab90-5954b028e6e4"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4861"
source_hash: "35bc5ea99550c65b715cb75db4c897c020042f500bcccc460ae7821c0d82e92e"
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 4861 (2023-2024) — Property: conveyance of state property; conditions on property previously conveyed to Muskegon County; remove. Creates land transfer act.

## 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-4861.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4861.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4861.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4861.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0309.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-0O3311.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-00B718.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-0B7319.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-00C721.pdf)
12. **Substitute (S-3) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-00D422.pdf)
13. **Substitute (S-3) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4861-0Q2329.pdf)

## Votes

- roll call Roll Call # 505 Yeas 81 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **81–28** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 382 Yeas 83 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **83–26** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 661 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Will Snyder — primary (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Greg VanWoerkom — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-28** introduced by Representative Will Snyder `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-28** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-18** bill electronically reproduced 06/28/2023
- **2023-10-11** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-18** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-18** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-10-18** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-19** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-19** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2023-10-19** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 382 Yeas 83 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-10-19** title amended
- **2023-10-19** transmitted
- **2023-10-24** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-02** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
- **2023-11-07** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 661 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect
- **2023-11-08** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-11-08** rule suspended
- **2023-11-08** Senate substitute (S-3) concurred in
- **2023-11-08** roll call Roll Call # 505 Yeas 81 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2023-11-08** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 12/06/2023 02:32 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/13/2023 04:56 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/14/2023 10:04 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 309'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70573265-1e1f-47d6-ab90-5954b028e6e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).