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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Courts; other; certification of veterans courts by the state court administrative office; require. Amends sec. 1201 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1201) & amends heading of ch. 12. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0435'17, SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17"
+description: "Courts; other; certification of veterans courts by the state court administrative office; require. Amends sec. 1201 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1201) & amends heading of ch. 12. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0435'17, SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 438"
+citation: "Michigan SB 438 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Courts: other", "Veterans: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5148ec14-f7b1-4212-9fd2-ae15d5840393"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0438"
+source_hash: "8617dd665e022e5b222b58f26543847e80da0e27bde3e7912a5a8afdf96cef10"
+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 SB 438 (2017-2018) — Courts; other; certification of veterans courts by the state court administrative office; require. Amends sec. 1201 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1201) & amends heading of ch. 12. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0435'17, SB 0436'17, SB 0437'17
+
+## 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0438.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0438.htm)
+3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0164.htm)
+4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0438.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 333 Yeas 100 Nays 6 — **100–6** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 332 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- 26 — cosponsor (person)
+- Tonya Schuitmaker — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TONYA SCHUITMAKER `introduction`
+- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 332 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/12/2017 `introduction`
+- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 333 Yeas 100 Nays 6 `passage`
+- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
+- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
+- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
+- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
+- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/7/2017 @ 3:22 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/9/2017 @ 11:25 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/13/2017 @ 10:00 AM
+- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 164'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5148ec14-f7b1-4212-9fd2-ae15d5840393`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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