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type: "Bill"
title: "Family law: marriage and divorce; minimum age of consent for marriage; establish at 18. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0209'23, SB 0212'23, HB 4295'23, HB 4296'23"
description: "Family law: marriage and divorce; minimum age of consent for marriage; establish at 18. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0209'23, SB 0212'23, HB 4295'23, HB 4296'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4294"
citation: "Michigan HB 4294 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family law: marriage and divorce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kara Hope"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80087102-1839-42ec-86fe-d1df4437bbce"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4294"
source_hash: "b16218f6dab8ee1c041cec7d1732b7e080c839f8185eab6410baa7c57f3853b4"
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 4294 (2023-2024) — Family law: marriage and divorce; minimum age of consent for marriage; establish at 18. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0209'23, SB 0212'23, HB 4295'23, HB 4296'23
## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4294.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4294.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4294.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4294.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0121.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4294-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4294-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4294-00C717.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4294-00D418.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4294-0Q2338.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 392 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **31–6** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 184 Yeas 98 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **98–11** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 427 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **31–6** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 272 Yeas 99 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **99–8** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kara Hope — primary (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-16** introduced by Representative Kara Hope `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** bill electronically reproduced 03/16/2023
- **2023-05-17** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-17** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-20** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-06-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-21** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 184 Yeas 98 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-21** transmitted
- **2023-06-27** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-06-27** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-27** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-27** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 392 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-27** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect
- **2023-06-27** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-06-27** SENATE REQUESTS RETURN
- **2023-06-28** Senate requests return
- **2023-06-28** request granted
- **2023-06-28** retransmitted
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-28** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2023-06-28** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 427 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect
- **2023-06-28** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-09-06** Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
- **2023-09-06** roll call Roll Call # 272 Yeas 99 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- **2023-09-06** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-09-07** presented to the Governor 09/11/2023 11:18 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-19** approved by the Governor 09/18/2023 04:52 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-09-19** filed with Secretary of State 09/19/2023 10:02 AM
- **2023-09-19** assigned PA 121'23 with immediate effect
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80087102-1839-42ec-86fe-d1df4437bbce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).