republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/hb-5447.md

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Bill	Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21	Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2021-2022	HB 5447	Michigan HB 5447 (2021-2022)	bill	Businesses: business corporations Businesses: charitable organizations	enacted	Joseph Tate	5	23	2	2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00	2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5447	6adf3f4fa3eda3ff519e1a21ad14216622ba78fa613613c111cb22f781fdb841	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 5447 (2021-2022) — Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — 103–2 (pass) · lower
• PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Joseph Tate — primary (person)
• Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
• Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
• Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
• Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)
• Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
• Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
• Mari Manoogian — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
• Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
• Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
• William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Joe Tate introduction
• 2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 10/20/2021
• 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
• 2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 passage
• 2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS referral-committee
• 2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate without amendment
• 2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 12/17/2021 11:20 AM executive-receipt
• 2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 12/23/2021 10:24 AM executive-signature
• 2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 12/27/2021 12:36 PM
• 2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 151'21

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).