---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law enforcement; training; requirement by the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards for fingerprinting and background checks as prerequisite to certain law enforcement training academy; provide for. Amends secs. 9, 9b, 9c, 9d & 11 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.609 et seq.)."
description: "Law enforcement; training; requirement by the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards for fingerprinting and background checks as prerequisite to certain law enforcement training academy; provide for. Amends secs. 9, 9b, 9c, 9d & 11 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.609 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 524"
citation: "Michigan SB 524 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law enforcement: training", "Law enforcement: background check", "Law enforcement: fingerprinting", "State agencies (existing): state police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34ae636e-3434-4ac9-b696-8f38a10f31f9"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0524"
source_hash: "56a34ef152b451f656638b8c6b0ce549ffb78e29808bf37d8142109e2374ac23"
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 524 (2017-2018) — Law enforcement; training; requirement by the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards for fingerprinting and background checks as prerequisite to certain law enforcement training academy; provide for. Amends secs. 9, 9b, 9c, 9d & 11 of 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.609 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-0524.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0524.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0198.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0524.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 345 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 422 Yeas 107 Nays 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 24 — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RICK JONES `introduction`
- **2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 345 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/26/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 422 Yeas 107 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/12/2017 @ 12:20 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/15/2017 @ 10:34 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/15/2017 @ 1:46 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 198'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34ae636e-3434-4ac9-b696-8f38a10f31f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).