---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corrections; parole; parole eligibility for certain controlled substance offenders; modify. Amends sec. 34 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0073'17"
description: "Corrections; parole; parole eligibility for certain controlled substance offenders; modify. Amends sec. 34 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0073'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 72"
citation: "Michigan SB 72 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections: parole", "Crimes: controlled substances", "Controlled substances: penalties"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efa01dd6-edde-437c-8ed7-6c5027d6ae73"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0072"
source_hash: "b9da6cf3bd34bf10156d4a95f37f8883f38e591ae472a0e1527d120b7e7ff9f7"
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 72 (2017-2018) — Corrections; parole; parole eligibility for certain controlled substance offenders; modify. Amends sec. 34 of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.234). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0073'17

## 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-0072.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0072.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0265.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0072.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 485 Yeas 110 Nays 0 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 341 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 9 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEVEN BIEDA `introduction`
- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AND AMENDMENT(S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 341 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/20/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+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 # 485 Yeas 110 Nays 0 `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 @ 10:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/27/2017 @ 12:31 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/28/2017 @ 10:46 AM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 265'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efa01dd6-edde-437c-8ed7-6c5027d6ae73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).