---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: pharmacists; pharmacists to prescribe and dispense certain contraceptives; allow. Amends secs. 17703, 17704, 17707, 17708, 17709, 17744, 17751 & 17757 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17703 et seq.) & adds sec. 17744g."
description: "Health occupations: pharmacists; pharmacists to prescribe and dispense certain contraceptives; allow. Amends secs. 17703, 17704, 17707, 17708, 17709, 17744, 17751 & 17757 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17703 et seq.) & adds sec. 17744g."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5436"
citation: "Michigan HB 5436 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: pharmacists", "Health: pharmaceuticals", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kara Hope"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1022f01-820d-43b4-8d4f-eb5aa32a4a79"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5436"
source_hash: "c622729817dc05a38f4d4576fcd36f8fb1f2a1e6413a5f3e1b6c244f1d3e1145"
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 5436 (2023-2024) — Health occupations: pharmacists; pharmacists to prescribe and dispense certain contraceptives; allow. Amends secs. 17703, 17704, 17707, 17708, 17709, 17744, 17751 & 17757 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17703 et seq.) & adds sec. 17744g.

## 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/2024-HEBH-5436.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5436.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5436.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5436.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0242.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5436-0O337.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5436-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 340 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 654 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 — **8–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kara Hope — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-13** introduced by Representative Kara Hope `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-13** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** bill electronically reproduced 02/13/2024
- **2024-04-18** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-18** referred to second reading
- **2024-11-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-11-13** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-11-13** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2024-11-13** placed on third reading
- **2024-11-13** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-11-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-11-13** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 340 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-11-13** transmitted
- **2024-11-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-12-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-18** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 654 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-19** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-11-13** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 01:16 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/21/2025 01:02 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/21/2025 01:56 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 242'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1022f01-820d-43b4-8d4f-eb5aa32a4a79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).