republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/hb-4325.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: counselors; scope of practice for counselors; modify, and revise licensing requirements. Amends secs. 16201, 18101, 18107, 18111 & 18115 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16201 et seq.) & adds secs. 18106, 18112, 18114 & 18116."
description: "Health occupations: counselors; scope of practice for counselors; modify, and revise licensing requirements. Amends secs. 16201, 18101, 18107, 18111 & 18115 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16201 et seq.) & adds secs. 18106, 18112, 18114 & 18116."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4325"
citation: "Michigan HB 4325 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: counselors", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59694c9b-a639-4b09-97f1-04427359ab6b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4325"
source_hash: "b62eead508e8b63426e297de449a667ff5dec192defd1b3bd3bf0f9e96f4bad0"
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 4325 (2019-2020) — Health occupations: counselors; scope of practice for counselors; modify, and revise licensing requirements. Amends secs. 16201, 18101, 18107, 18111 & 18115 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16201 et seq.) & adds secs. 18106, 18112, 18114 & 18116.

## 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-4325.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4325.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4325.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4325.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0096.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 255 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Aaron Miller `introduction`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 03/12/2019
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-3) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-7) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-7) adopted
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 255 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 268 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/21/2019 02:17 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/29/2019 11:35 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/29/2019 02:35 PM
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 96'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59694c9b-a639-4b09-97f1-04427359ab6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).