---
type: "Bill"
title: "Senior citizens; housing; home for the aged; amend definition and create an exemption from licensing. Amends secs. 20106, 20156, 20173a & 21311 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20106 et seq.) & adds secs. 21302 & 21311a."
description: "Senior citizens; housing; home for the aged; amend definition and create an exemption from licensing. Amends secs. 20106, 20156, 20173a & 21311 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20106 et seq.) & adds secs. 21302 & 21311a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 378"
citation: "Michigan SB 378 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Senior citizens: housing", "Housing: other", "Health facilities: other", "Health facilities: homes for the aged", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c9c46fa-715b-4651-8f4a-36632832b029"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0378"
source_hash: "bbe8cee6cf1e520feb312b5a6ee30634f09316667aa4df211a81034acc5518ab"
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 378 (2017-2018) — Senior citizens; housing; home for the aged; amend definition and create an exemption from licensing. Amends secs. 20106, 20156, 20173a & 21311 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20106 et seq.) & adds secs. 21302 & 21311a.

## 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-0378.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0378.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0167.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0378.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0378.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 316 Yeas 103 Nays 4 — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 428 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 308 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 13 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Hune — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Knollenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARTY KNOLLENBERG `introduction`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 308 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 Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **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 # 316 Yeas 103 Nays 4 `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** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 428 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+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 @ 3:12 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/9/2017 @ 11:15 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/13/2017 @ 10:06 AM
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 167'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c9c46fa-715b-4651-8f4a-36632832b029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).