---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor: other; notice of veterans' services and benefits; require employers to post. Creates new act."
description: "Labor: other; notice of veterans' services and benefits; require employers to post. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5736"
citation: "Michigan HB 5736 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor: other", "Veterans: benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise Mentzer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-05-21"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fb90340-4d53-49b3-90c4-1a5dd44c8209"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5736"
source_hash: "fdac905d6c11c3c9c7039ffb5f29a1fe060bebfb62cb38ea37310bb9fd952cf2"
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 5736 (2023-2024) — Labor: other; notice of veterans' services and benefits; require employers to post. Creates new 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/2024-HEBH-5736.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5736.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5736.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5736.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0197.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 497 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **8–10** (fail) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 276 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denise Mentzer — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- William Bruck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-21** introduced by Representative Denise Mentzer `introduction`
- **2024-05-21** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-05-21** referred to Committee on Labor `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** bill electronically reproduced 05/22/2024
- **2024-06-20** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-20** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-26** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-26** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2024-06-26** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 276 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-27** transmitted
- **2024-07-30** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-07-30** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-10** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-10** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-10** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-11** PASSED ROLL CALL # 497 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-11** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-12** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2024-12-12** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 02:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/16/2025 01:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/16/2025 02:32 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 197'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fb90340-4d53-49b3-90c4-1a5dd44c8209`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).