---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans; other; World War I centennial commission; create. Creates new act."
description: "Veterans; other; World War I centennial commission; create. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Michigan SB 248 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans: other", "State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions", "State agencies (existing): military and veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f46f96c7-8a41-473d-a3e2-4c657c2b9684"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0248"
source_hash: "2260b511938761de2b63570e96b8a503ac7035eac9107c55cbd63031c44f49e1"
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 248 (2017-2018) — Veterans; other; World War I centennial commission; create. 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://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0248.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0248.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0097.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0248.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0248.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 285 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 105 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 105 Nays 2 — **105–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 18 — cosponsor (person)
- Ian Conyers — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Colbeck — cosponsor (person)
- Rebekah Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR REBEKAH WARREN `introduction`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS AND HOMELAND SECURITY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 105 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/19/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-3 adopted
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 235 Yeas 105 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-3 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 285 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 7/11/2017 @ 2:38 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 7/13/2017 @ 12:23 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 7/13/2017 @ 3:24 PM
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0097'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f46f96c7-8a41-473d-a3e2-4c657c2b9684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).