---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations; individual licensing and regulation; presentation of identification to certain government officials; require, and revise scope of practice for electricians. Amends secs. 201, 701, 713 & 731 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5201 et seq.)."
description: "Occupations; individual licensing and regulation; presentation of identification to certain government officials; require, and revise scope of practice for electricians. Amends secs. 201, 701, 713 & 731 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5201 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 297"
citation: "Michigan SB 297 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: individual licensing and regulation", "Occupations: electricians", "Construction: inspectors", "Occupations: inspectors", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a130c951-735c-4725-9411-3c1e6de8102d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0297"
source_hash: "05c5b38b1b758acd237986e2bb291e5c8763cb0997872a6f5b32607abbfeb85b"
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 297 (2017-2018) — Occupations; individual licensing and regulation; presentation of identification to certain government officials; require, and revise scope of practice for electricians. Amends secs. 201, 701, 713 & 731 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5201 et seq.).

## 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-0297.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0297.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0151.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0297.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 258 Yeas 89 Nays 20 — **89–20** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 244 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 32 — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Casperson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KENNETH HORN `introduction`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 244 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/08/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 258 Yeas 89 Nays 20 `passage`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 5/8/2018 @ 1:33 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/15/2018 @ 1:58 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/16/2018 @ 10:14 AM
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0151'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a130c951-735c-4725-9411-3c1e6de8102d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).