republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5313.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement; municipal employees; retirement benefits under a retirement system established by a city; make subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act. Amends secs. 4i & 4p of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4i & 117.4p) & adds sec. 4u. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17"
description: "Retirement; municipal employees; retirement benefits under a retirement system established by a city; make subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act. Amends secs. 4i & 4p of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4i & 117.4p) & adds sec. 4u. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5313"
citation: "Michigan HB 5313 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: municipal employees", "Retirement: defined benefit", "Retirement: health benefits", "Cities: home rule"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230978d1-47c4-4763-b8be-119832f1fdb3"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5313"
source_hash: "ef34a58a025dc0eb1c3b962fd83bc21e0ac87db2c919cf40543e3c49dc623666"
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 5313 (2017-2018) — Retirement; municipal employees; retirement benefits under a retirement system established by a city; make subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act. Amends secs. 4i & 4p of 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.4i & 117.4p) & adds sec. 4u. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0686'17

## 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-5313.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5313.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5313.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5313.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0214.htm)

## Votes

- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 473 Yeas 106 Nays 3 — **106–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 512 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 454 Yeas 107 Nays 3 — **107–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 74 — cosponsor (person)
- James Lower — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Rob VerHeulen — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Albert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Rob VerHeulen `introduction`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Michigan Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 11/30/2017
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 454 Yeas 107 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 512 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 473 Yeas 106 Nays 3
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 9:58 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/19/2017 @ 7:42 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/20/2017 @ 3:08 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 214'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230978d1-47c4-4763-b8be-119832f1fdb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).