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type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting public meetings of certain public bodies to be held electronically by telephonic or video conferencing; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
description: "Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting public meetings of certain public bodies to be held electronically by telephonic or video conferencing; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4603"
citation: "Michigan HB 4603 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings", "Public employees and officers: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Bellino"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fffbe8b-e613-4f27-8dae-4914c1d21527"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4603"
source_hash: "39caac63013831a00634543f99dd2cc5b67b35bf474ea83d7a91889c952c2e4a"
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 4603 (2021-2022) — Civil rights: open meetings; circumstances permitting public meetings of certain public bodies to be held electronically by telephonic or video conferencing; modify. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.263a).
## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4603.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4603.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4603.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4603.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0054.htm)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 217 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **103–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 296 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Joseph Bellino — primary (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Joe Bellino `introduction`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/13/2021
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 217 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 296 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/30/2021 01:48 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 07/13/2021 10:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 07/13/2021 04:32 PM
- **2021-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 54'21 with immediate effect
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fffbe8b-e613-4f27-8dae-4914c1d21527`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).