---
type: "Bill"
title: "History and arts; historic sites; references to the Michigan history center act in the Michigan penal code; update. Amends sec. 491 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.491). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0564'17"
description: "History and arts; historic sites; references to the Michigan history center act in the Michigan penal code; update. Amends sec. 491 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.491). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0564'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 559"
citation: "Michigan SB 559 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["History and arts: historic sites"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4972cc98-06d4-4b23-8524-ee7f8208b64d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0559"
source_hash: "ab7c36bbcc6a5af6055769a7d1791aced7c2ab3a62871146829759150873db8f"
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 559 (2017-2018) — History and arts; historic sites; references to the Michigan history center act in the Michigan penal code; update. Amends sec. 491 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.491). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0564'17

## 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-0559.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0559.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0182.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0559.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 369 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 347 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 37 — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WAYNE SCHMIDT `introduction`
- **2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 369 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/05/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 347 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/16/2017 @ 3:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/20/2017 @ 10:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/21/2017 @ 3:58 PM
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0182'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4972cc98-06d4-4b23-8524-ee7f8208b64d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).