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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for. Amends sec. 1, ch. IX & sec. 1, ch. XVI of 1899 LA 437 & provides for a referendum."
+description: "Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for. Amends sec. 1, ch. IX & sec. 1, ch. XVI of 1899 LA 437 & provides for a referendum."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SB 304"
+citation: "Michigan SB 304 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities: other", "Transportation: other"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["John Damoose"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-05-14"
+last_action: "2026-06-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6cc2166-1306-4ac7-956e-392f474a139c"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0304"
+source_hash: "d510ec31751341978a2cc12b3af35dccf3577232f75f600bbd1b926792f35f98"
+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 304 (2025-2026) — Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for. Amends sec. 1, ch. IX & sec. 1, ch. XVI of 1899 LA 437 & provides for a referendum.
+
+## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0304.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0304.pdf)
+3. **Local Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/localact/pdf/2026-LA-0001.pdf)
+4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0304.pdf)
+5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0304-00C79.pdf)
+6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0304-00D410.pdf)
+7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-SCVBS-0304-0D2811.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed by 2/3 vote; given immediate effect Roll Call #163 Yeas 91 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **91–16** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED BY 2/3 VOTE ROLL CALL # 203 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–6** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John Damoose — primary (person)
+- Edward W. McBroom — cosponsor (person)
+- Jon C. Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
+- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
+- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
+- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-05-14** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN DAMOOSE `introduction`
+- **2025-05-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-11** SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: PAUL WOJNO
+- **2025-06-26** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 6/26/2025 `committee-passage`
+- **2025-06-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-11** SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) REMOVED: JOSEPH BELLINO
+- **2025-06-26** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
+- **2025-07-01** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-07-01** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
+- **2025-07-01** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
+- **2025-07-01** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2025-07-01** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2025-07-01** PASSED BY 2/3 VOTE ROLL CALL # 203 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2025-07-01** received on 07/01/2025 `introduction`
+- **2025-07-01** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-07-01** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-21** rule suspended
+- **2026-05-21** motion to discharge committee approved
+- **2026-05-21** placed on second reading
+- **2026-05-21** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-21** placed on third reading
+- **2026-05-21** placed on immediate passage
+- **2026-05-21** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-21** passed by 2/3 vote; given immediate effect Roll Call #163 Yeas 91 Nays 16 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
+- **2026-05-21** returned to Senate
+- **2026-06-02** PASSED BY HOUSE BY 2/3 VOTE WITHOUT AMENDMENT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2026-06-02** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2026-06-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
+- **2026-06-04** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/3/2026 9:14 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-04** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/3/2026 4:40 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-04** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/3/2026 5:07 PM
+- **2026-06-04** ASSIGNED LA 1 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6cc2166-1306-4ac7-956e-392f474a139c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+