republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/hb-4156.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement: state employees; retired psychiatric health care workers to provide services at facilities operated by the department of health and human services; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c)."
description: "Retirement: state employees; retired psychiatric health care workers to provide services at facilities operated by the department of health and human services; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4156"
citation: "Michigan HB 4156 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: state employees", "Mental health: facilities", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d803f94f-7764-4067-ad44-d11ac29ae946"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4156"
source_hash: "cd28c84c0e84fab3419a8465b3e7c95cf32910e5de48f18009c311e50f7bbfe4"
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 4156 (2019-2020) — Retirement: state employees; retired psychiatric health care workers to provide services at facilities operated by the department of health and human services; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4156.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4156.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4156.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4156.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0018.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 50 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hank Vaupel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Hank Vaupel `introduction`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/06/2019
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-5) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-5) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-5) adopted
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 50 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 01/17/2020 03:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 01/27/2020 01:57 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 01/27/2020 03:28 PM
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 18'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d803f94f-7764-4067-ad44-d11ac29ae946`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).