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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4221: Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require. Amends secs. 16287 & 18811 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16287 & 333.18811). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4221'25

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4221 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require. Amends secs. 16287 & 18811 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16287 & 333.18811). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4221'25. Primary sponsor: Laurie Pohutsky (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 2, 2025): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laurie PohutskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Joe AragonaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Matt BierleinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Kelly BreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jay DeBoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Emily DievendorfCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Carol GlanvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Mike McFallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Jason MorganCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Natalie PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Bill SchuetteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Samantha SteckloffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jamie ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Regina WeissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Jimmie WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Angela WitwerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Stephen WoodenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Jason WoolfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Doug WozniakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #306 Yeas 84 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 9
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on third reading
  7. read a second time
  8. referred to second reading
  9. reported with recommendation without amendment
  10. recommendation concurred in
  11. reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules
  12. bill electronically reproduced 03/12/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source