republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/hb-5444.md

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Bill	Children: services; kinship caregiver navigator program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5443'20	Children: services; kinship caregiver navigator program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5443'20	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2019-2020	HB 5444	Michigan HB 5444 (2019-2020)	bill	Children: services Children: foster care State agencies (existing): health and human services	enacted		5	26	2	2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00	2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/dbe43db6-8de7-42df-8498-1a9cbd84a077	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5444	d932be286e67541998f46edb85c683020da24c3e8991bae4c97d5a474589a5f0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 5444 (2019-2020) — Children: services; kinship caregiver navigator program; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5443'20

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 # 145 Yeas 99 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — 99–6 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 306 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
• Alex Garza — cosponsor (person)
• Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
• Cara Clemente — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
• Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
• Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
• Frank Liberati — cosponsor (person)
• Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)
• Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
• John Chirkun — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)
• Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
• Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)
• LaTanya Garrett — cosponsor (person)
• Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
• Leslie Love — cosponsor (person)
• Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
• Mari Manoogian — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
• Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
• Padma Kuppa — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Wittenberg — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
• Sheryl Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
• Tenisha Yancey — cosponsor (person)
• Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)
• Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)
• William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Frank Liberati introduction
• 2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors referral-committee
• 2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 02/05/2020
• 2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 99 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 passage
• 2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS referral-committee
• 2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 306 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
• 2020-09-16T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 09/24/2020 12:50 PM executive-receipt
• 2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 10/08/2020 10:52 AM executive-signature
• 2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 10/08/2020 12:12 PM
• 2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 178'20 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dbe43db6-8de7-42df-8498-1a9cbd84a077. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).