---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations; other; salesperson license; establish. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 502."
description: "Occupations; other; salesperson license; establish. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 502."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 356"
citation: "Michigan SB 356 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: other", "Occupations: individual licensing and regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77fb7e36-978d-432a-a25e-87f1d18de268"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0356"
source_hash: "61d2e0544fc5dacc689ff3b252ea62a7e61e54ca290d64cff0ce3c060c3bbb9e"
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 356 (2017-2018) — Occupations; other; salesperson license; establish. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 502.

## 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-0356.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0356.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0129.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0356.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0356.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 286 Yeas 107 Nays 0 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 275 Yeas 106 Nays 1 — **106–1** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 346 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 265 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 22 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- David Knezek — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Goeff Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- James Marleau — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Hune — cosponsor (person)
- John Proos — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Emmons — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Green — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Morris Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Pavlov — cosponsor (person)
- Rebekah Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Casperson — cosponsor (person)
- Tonya Schuitmaker — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent Gregory — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOE HUNE `introduction`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 265 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/15/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 275 Yeas 106 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-3 ADOPTED
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN AS SUBSTITUTED S-3
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 346 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** re-returned from Senate with substitute S-3 to House substitute H-1
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-3 to House substitute H-1 concurred in
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 286 Yeas 107 Nays 0
- **2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** re-returned to Senate
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/13/2017 @ 9:44 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/17/2017 @ 12:21 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/17/2017 @ 2:18 PM
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0129'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77fb7e36-978d-432a-a25e-87f1d18de268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).