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type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: local; liability for damage to bridge or highway; expand units of local government that may bring an action. Amends sec. 7, ch. X of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 230.7)."
description: "Highways: local; liability for damage to bridge or highway; expand units of local government that may bring an action. Amends sec. 7, ch. X of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 230.7)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4973"
citation: "Michigan HB 4973 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: remedies", "Highways: bridges", "Highways: local", "Local government: other", "Torts: remedies", "Townships: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Graham Filler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33438695-325a-412e-b2ff-955ebe9c9039"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4973"
source_hash: "1eadb0060ec32317c1b22851791326a0c533ec30087c9421214d6fc93f036715"
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 4973 (2021-2022) — Highways: local; liability for damage to bridge or highway; expand units of local government that may bring an action. Amends sec. 7, ch. X of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 230.7).
## 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-4973.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4973.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4973.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4973.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0090.htm)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 35 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 242 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Graham Filler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Graham Filler `introduction`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/08/2021
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 35 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 242 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 05/24/2022 10:54 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/06/2022 08:13 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/06/2022 08:50 AM
- **2022-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 90'22 with immediate effect
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33438695-325a-412e-b2ff-955ebe9c9039`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).