---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations; pharmacists; dispensing additional quantities of a prescription drug within the limits of the prescription; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17751)."
description: "Health occupations; pharmacists; dispensing additional quantities of a prescription drug within the limits of the prescription; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17751)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 360"
citation: "Michigan SB 360 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: pharmacists", "Health: pharmaceuticals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/017cfa4d-0a32-49e4-86b6-140c4f5d03f4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0360"
source_hash: "437df9af0e33f6e0d639f8c67e7f4b9644c3959cd39221d6092d6e8d4b38a777"
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 360 (2017-2018) — Health occupations; pharmacists; dispensing additional quantities of a prescription drug within the limits of the prescription; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17751).

## 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-0360.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0360.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0165.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0360.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 320 Yeas 88 Nays 19 — **88–19** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 301 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 20 — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret O'Brien — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARGARET O'BRIEN `introduction`
- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 301 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/22/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 320 Yeas 88 Nays 19 `passage`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/7/2017 @ 3:10 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/9/2017 @ 11:13 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/13/2017 @ 10:02 AM
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0165'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/017cfa4d-0a32-49e4-86b6-140c4f5d03f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).