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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Civil procedure: civil actions; civil lawsuits related to opioids; prohibit. Creates new act."
+description: "Civil procedure: civil actions; civil lawsuits related to opioids; prohibit. Creates new act."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "SB 995"
+citation: "Michigan SB 995 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil procedure: civil actions", "Controlled substances: opioids"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Betty Jean Alexander"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c05018e8-7544-4e91-bad5-be3151bca78d"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0995"
+source_hash: "421f9f94b26626b677b13812f912247d9f2106aaadedb8e86213623f11daf1e8"
+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 995 (2021-2022) — Civil procedure: civil actions; civil lawsuits related to opioids; prohibit. Creates new act.
+
+## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2022-SEBH-0995.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2022-SEBS-0995.htm)
+3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0085.htm)
+4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2022-SIB-0995.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 134 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 210 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **97–7** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Betty Jean Alexander — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER `introduction`
+- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2022-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2022-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2022-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2022-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 134 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/21/2022 `introduction`
+- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2022-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2022-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 210 Yeas 97 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
+- **2022-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
+- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
+- **2022-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/17/2022 11:43 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/19/2022 10:56 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/19/2022 11:44 AM
+- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0085'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c05018e8-7544-4e91-bad5-be3151bca78d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+