---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection; permits; permit appeal panel; create. Amends secs. 1301, 1307 & 1311 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.) & adds secs. 1313, 1315 & 1317. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0652'17, SB 0654'17"
description: "Environmental protection; permits; permit appeal panel; create. Amends secs. 1301, 1307 & 1311 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.) & adds secs. 1313, 1315 & 1317. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0652'17, SB 0654'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 653"
citation: "Michigan SB 653 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: permits", "State agencies (existing): environmental quality", "State agencies (existing): natural resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a52ed8b-2c17-487e-9e24-fb98b39695f9"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0653"
source_hash: "76ad5afdebcc496fb07aaac510e8acdecf1395d7eeda01aa6c03edc37b4e10e4"
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 653 (2017-2018) — Environmental protection; permits; permit appeal panel; create. Amends secs. 1301, 1307 & 1311 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.) & adds secs. 1313, 1315 & 1317. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0652'17, SB 0654'17

## 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-0653.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0653.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0268.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0653.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0653.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 361 Yeas 58 Nays 50 — **58–50** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–11** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 533 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **25–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 35 — cosponsor (person)
- Darwin Booher — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Casperson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DARWIN BOOHER `introduction`
- **2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** received on 01/25/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Michigan Competitiveness `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** recommendation concurred in
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 not adopted
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-5 adopted
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 361 Yeas 58 Nays 50 `passage`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-5 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 533 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/25/2018 @ 2:26 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/28/2018 @ 2:47 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/29/2018 @ 9:08 AM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0268'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a52ed8b-2c17-487e-9e24-fb98b39695f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).