---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations; psychologists; temporary license for individuals seeking a limited license as a psychologist; allow for extensions or renewals under certain circumstances and exempt certain individuals from examination requirement to obtain a limited license as a psychologist. Amends sec. 18223 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18223)."
description: "Health occupations; psychologists; temporary license for individuals seeking a limited license as a psychologist; allow for extensions or renewals under certain circumstances and exempt certain individuals from examination requirement to obtain a limited license as a psychologist. Amends sec. 18223 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18223)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 634"
citation: "Michigan SB 634 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: psychologists", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f520a09-9f9b-47e3-a542-9e2b1d488ef6"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0634"
source_hash: "d09810a22d5060e0f461c503e843ea4801ed5ad2c99269e5378c6a01a5e06a88"
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 634 (2017-2018) — Health occupations; psychologists; temporary license for individuals seeking a limited license as a psychologist; allow for extensions or renewals under certain circumstances and exempt certain individuals from examination requirement to obtain a limited license as a psychologist. Amends sec. 18223 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18223).

## 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-0634.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0634.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0024.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0634.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0634.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 458 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 29 Yeas 93 Nays 13 — **93–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WAYNE SCHMIDT `introduction`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 458 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/08/2017 `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 Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-3 adopted
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 29 Yeas 93 Nays 13 `passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-3 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 2/6/2018 @ 2:04 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 2/14/2018 @ 12:26 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 2/14/2018 @ 1:54 PM
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0024'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f520a09-9f9b-47e3-a542-9e2b1d488ef6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).