republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-4813.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animals; other; training requirements for animal control shelters, animal protection shelters, and class B dealers to obtain a limited permit to buy, possess, and administer certain animal tranquilizers and sodium pentobarbital; revise. Amends sec. 7333 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333)."
description: "Animals; other; training requirements for animal control shelters, animal protection shelters, and class B dealers to obtain a limited permit to buy, possess, and administer certain animal tranquilizers and sodium pentobarbital; revise. Amends sec. 7333 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4813"
citation: "Michigan HB 4813 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals: other", "Controlled substances: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cca06be-7657-430f-bd80-9790e6fbbd49"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4813"
source_hash: "395bb642aedc80f6031b1b5a9e6822252eaaa44c8696f4ecfeadfebefec81a2f"
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 4813 (2017-2018) — Animals; other; training requirements for animal control shelters, animal protection shelters, and class B dealers to obtain a limited permit to buy, possess, and administer certain animal tranquilizers and sodium pentobarbital; revise. Amends sec. 7333 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333).

## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4813.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4813.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4813.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4813.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0034.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 401 Yeas 104 Nays 3 — **104–3** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 48 Yeas 105 Nays 3 — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 56 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 47 — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Hank Vaupel `introduction`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 07/12/2017
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 401 Yeas 104 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 56 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 48 Yeas 105 Nays 3
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 2/9/2018 @ 11:06 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 2/20/2018 @ 12:29 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 2/21/2018 @ 3:00 PM
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 34'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cca06be-7657-430f-bd80-9790e6fbbd49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).