republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-4973.md

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Bill	Civil rights; public records; public body records, documents, or information disclosable under freedom of information act; exempt critical energy infrastructure and cybersecurity-related information. Amends secs. 2 & 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232 & 15.243).	Civil rights; public records; public body records, documents, or information disclosable under freedom of information act; exempt critical energy infrastructure and cybersecurity-related information. Amends secs. 2 & 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232 & 15.243).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	HB 4973	Michigan HB 4973 (2017-2018)	bill	Civil rights: public records	enacted		5	30	3	2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00	2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/c648b403-c109-46bc-9dd8-0fa5ce69862c	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4973	ee9a18cdaf94ac1a73bae2158d98e4d8f9cca64af5d6ba9b509b5ecf0accb2d3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 4973 (2017-2018) — Civil rights; public records; public body records, documents, or information disclosable under freedom of information act; exempt critical energy infrastructure and cybersecurity-related information. Amends secs. 2 & 13 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232 & 15.243).

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 101 Nays 5 — 101–5 (pass) · lower
• Roll Call # 129 Yeas 104 Nays 4 — 104–4 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 124 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — 36–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• 61 — cosponsor (person)
• Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Brandt Iden introduction
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Communications and Technology referral-committee
• 2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 09/19/2017
• 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 101 Nays 5 passage
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM referral-committee
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 committee-passage
• 2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
• 2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
• 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 124 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 INSERTED FULL TITLE
• 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
• 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 laid over one day under the rules
• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 Roll Call # 129 Yeas 104 Nays 4
• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 full title agreed to
• 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 3/8/2018 @ 2:10 PM executive-receipt
• 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 3/19/2018 @ 11:35 AM executive-signature
• 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 3/19/2018 @ 1:06 PM
• 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 68'18 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c648b403-c109-46bc-9dd8-0fa5ce69862c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).