---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement; other; protecting local government retirement and benefits act; create. Creates new act."
description: "Retirement; other; protecting local government retirement and benefits act; create. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 686"
citation: "Michigan SB 686 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: other", "Retirement: health benefits", "Retirement: defined benefit", "Local government: other", "State agencies (existing): treasury"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8a42c16-1d49-4695-a6d6-9280d70ff22c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0686"
source_hash: "829a2572cb2fc4c7f2c05ee39adac645d68d48640ffca6f28b2942b4fc809f62"
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 686 (2017-2018) — Retirement; other; protecting local government retirement and benefits act; create. Creates new act.

## 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-0686.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0686.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0202.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0686.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0686.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 462 Yeas 104 Nays 5 — **104–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 490 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 518 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 36 — cosponsor (person)
- James Marleau — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Shirkey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM STAMAS `introduction`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MICHIGAN COMPETITIVENESS `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-4 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-4
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 490 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/07/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** placed on second reading
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 462 Yeas 104 Nays 5 `passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 518 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2017 @ 9:34 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/20/2017 @ 2:07 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/20/2017 @ 2:44 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 202'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8a42c16-1d49-4695-a6d6-9280d70ff22c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).