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type: "Bill"
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title: "Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a."
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description: "Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "HB 4705"
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citation: "Michigan HB 4705 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Luke Meerman"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230a8f99-ced5-4741-9f69-1e6f74217364"
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source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4705"
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source_hash: "24db4352307e6e6be29f61de6349323da1f4aa40e32570cab61675b3b21d5de6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# Michigan HB 4705 (2021-2022) — Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4705.htm)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4705.htm)
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3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4705.htm)
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4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4705.htm)
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5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0063.htm)
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## Votes
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 114 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–5** (pass) · upper
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 91 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 — **91–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Luke Meerman — primary (person)
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- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Luke Meerman `introduction`
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2021
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- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
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- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
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- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
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- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 91 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 `passage`
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- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
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- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
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- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 114 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
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- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
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- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
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- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
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- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 04/19/2022 09:10 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 05/02/2022 09:03 AM `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 05/02/2022 01:12 PM
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- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 63'22
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230a8f99-ced5-4741-9f69-1e6f74217364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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