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type: "Bill"
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title: "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"
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description: "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"
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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 5447"
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citation: "Michigan HB 5447 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Businesses: business corporations", "Businesses: charitable organizations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Tate"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622"
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source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-5447"
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source_hash: "6adf3f4fa3eda3ff519e1a21ad14216622ba78fa613613c111cb22f781fdb841"
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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 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
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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-5447.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-5447.htm)
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3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-5447.htm)
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4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-5447.htm)
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5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0151.htm)
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## Votes
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **103–2** (pass) · lower
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Joseph Tate — primary (person)
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- Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
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- Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
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- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyra Harris Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
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- Mari Manoogian — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
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- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
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- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Joe Tate `introduction`
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- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/20/2021
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- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
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- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
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- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
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- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
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- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
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- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
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- **2021-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
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- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment
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- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
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- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/17/2021 11:20 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/23/2021 10:24 AM `executive-signature`
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- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/27/2021 12:36 PM
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- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 151'21
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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/9e5f5168-6023-4dd2-9a5d-f70a330c6622`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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