---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreation; trails; trail development and management; provide for. Amends secs. 72103, 72105 & 72106 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72103 et seq.) & adds sec. 72103a."
description: "Recreation; trails; trail development and management; provide for. Amends secs. 72103, 72105 & 72106 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72103 et seq.) & adds sec. 72103a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 596"
citation: "Michigan SB 596 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreation: trails", "Townships: other", "Local government: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a445b85-8eb1-419b-a416-255e40072669"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0596"
source_hash: "f4cbf7c9d5236cfab768fcb0bf6a8031132db6fc82c1165ee36eb3dfed908b2c"
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 596 (2017-2018) — Recreation; trails; trail development and management; provide for. Amends secs. 72103, 72105 & 72106 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72103 et seq.) & adds sec. 72103a.

## 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-0596.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0596.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0069.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0596.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 119 Yeas 109 Nays 0 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 461 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 34 — cosponsor (person)
- Darwin Booher — cosponsor (person)
- Goeff Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- John Proos — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Rebekah Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GOEFFREY HANSEN `introduction`
- **2017-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 461 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/09/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 119 Yeas 109 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/12/2018 @ 11:13 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 3/19/2018 @ 11:53 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 3/19/2018 @ 1:08 PM
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0069'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a445b85-8eb1-419b-a416-255e40072669`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).