---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: abortion; reproductive health act; create. Creates new act & repeals (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0474'23"
description: "Health: abortion; reproductive health act; create. Creates new act & repeals (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0474'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4949"
citation: "Michigan HB 4949 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: abortion", "Health: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie Pohutsky"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-07"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8495993e-383b-4312-8eee-536d7024280a"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4949"
source_hash: "276c8fc54bdf9380ad7a07a5399882ef67e01fa5eb162b464adf09ffb8b8090d"
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 4949 (2023-2024) — Health: abortion; reproductive health act; create. Creates new act & repeals (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0474'23

## 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-4949.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4949.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4949.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4949.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0286.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4949-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 460 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 663 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laurie Pohutsky — primary (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-07** introduced by Representative Laurie Pohutsky `introduction`
- **2023-09-07** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-09-07** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-12** bill electronically reproduced 09/07/2023
- **2023-09-20** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-20** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-01** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-01** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-01** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 460 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** transmitted
- **2023-11-02** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-07** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-07** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-07** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-07** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-07** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-11-07** PASSED ROLL CALL # 663 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-11-08** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 12/06/2023 02:22 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/11/2023 09:50 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/11/2023 11:05 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 286'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8495993e-383b-4312-8eee-536d7024280a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).