---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health facilities: birthing centers; licensing for freestanding birth centers; provide for and require certain information to be included on a birth certificate. Amends secs. 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2811 et seq.) & adds secs. 2823a & 22224c & pt. 207."
description: "Health facilities: birthing centers; licensing for freestanding birth centers; provide for and require certain information to be included on a birth certificate. Amends secs. 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2811 et seq.) & adds secs. 2823a & 22224c & pt. 207."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5636"
citation: "Michigan HB 5636 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health facilities: birthing centers", "Health: licensing", "Health: vital records", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie Pohutsky"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-17"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5af53e14-711e-4cdc-a1df-474ea65b2798"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5636"
source_hash: "e379724332e8cb0a7fb846f2cbd171a31b5f7a1133d1b2c6a29315149007adb6"
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 5636 (2023-2024) — Health facilities: birthing centers; licensing for freestanding birth centers; provide for and require certain information to be included on a birth certificate. Amends secs. 2811, 2823, 17101, 20104, 20106 & 20161 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2811 et seq.) & adds secs. 2823a & 22224c & pt. 207.

## 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-5636.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5636.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5636.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5636.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0252.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5636-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2024-HCVBS-5636-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 470 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 735 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–5** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laurie Pohutsky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-17** introduced by Representative Laurie Pohutsky `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** bill electronically reproduced 04/17/2024
- **2024-12-10** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** referred to second reading
- **2024-12-12** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-12-12** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-12-12** placed on third reading
- **2024-12-12** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-12-12** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-12-12** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 470 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-12-12** 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 # 735 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-12** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 01:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/21/2025 01:22 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/21/2025 02:16 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 252'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5af53e14-711e-4cdc-a1df-474ea65b2798`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).