republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5727.md

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Bill	Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18	Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	HB 5727	Michigan HB 5727 (2017-2018)	bill	Businesses: franchises Trade: business practices Consumer protection: other	enacted		5	27	2	2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00	2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5727	b91472d2e102e5f74b341ea2e4bb8f488aefb609ddc33af665e0c63fd8c8084c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 5727 (2017-2018) — Businesses; franchises; prohibition against pyramid schemes; revise in franchise investment law. Amends sec. 28 of 1974 PA 269 (MCL 445.1528). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5726'18

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 # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 — 86–21 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• 32 — cosponsor (person)
• Brandt Iden — cosponsor (person)
• Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
• Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
• Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Pamela Hornberger introduction
• 2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Commerce and Trade referral-committee
• 2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 03/15/2018
• 2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 committee-passage
• 2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 substitute H-1 adopted
• 2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 241 Yeas 86 Nays 21 passage
• 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE referral-committee
• 2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 347 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 INSERTED FULL TITLE
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 full title agreed to
• 2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 6/4/2018 @ 12:21 PM executive-receipt
• 2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 6/12/2018 @ 6:22 PM executive-signature
• 2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 6/13/2018 @ 9:44 AM
• 2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 187'18 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4609f111-ad5c-44c9-a65a-a65118e9de6a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).