---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights; public records; maintenance, custody, and procedure for disclosing certain public records; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235)."
description: "Civil rights; public records; maintenance, custody, and procedure for disclosing certain public records; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 712"
citation: "Michigan SB 712 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: public records", "Law enforcement: records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27d0b731-8b28-4dc0-b52a-48ed97846cab"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0712"
source_hash: "64d4dd5d2040b594fdf95effcf9859becefe4bf2a189f92131dc95367e11bde9"
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 712 (2017-2018) — Civil rights; public records; maintenance, custody, and procedure for disclosing certain public records; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.235).

## 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-0712.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0712.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0105.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0712.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 186 Yeas 106 Nays 2 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 24 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 36 — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM STAMAS `introduction`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 24 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** received on 01/23/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 186 Yeas 106 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/30/2018 @ 11:41 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 4/5/2018 @ 8:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 4/5/2018 @ 2:56 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0105'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27d0b731-8b28-4dc0-b52a-48ed97846cab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).