---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services; medical services; certain pilot projects for specialty behavioral health benefits; provide for. Amends sec. 109f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109f)."
description: "Human services; medical services; certain pilot projects for specialty behavioral health benefits; provide for. Amends sec. 109f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109f)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 649"
citation: "Michigan SB 649 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: medical services", "Mental health: community mental health", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7f4b169-eeb5-4d6d-ad07-4ba26ac8c737"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0649"
source_hash: "7724177d3a320563c36ff3705b71e246bd9463093a614cc8f9e91b1ebd99ec5f"
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 649 (2017-2018) — Human services; medical services; certain pilot projects for specialty behavioral health benefits; provide for. Amends sec. 109f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109f).

## 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-0649.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0649.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0224.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0649.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 500 Yeas 78 Nays 32 — **78–32** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 481 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 16 — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Shirkey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MIKE SHIRKEY `introduction`
- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/06/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 481 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 500 Yeas 78 Nays 32 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2017 @ 10:00 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/19/2017 @ 8:18 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/20/2017 @ 3:28 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 224'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7f4b169-eeb5-4d6d-ad07-4ba26ac8c737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).