---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property; recording; recording requirements; remove exception for wills. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 103 (MCL 565.203)."
description: "Property; recording; recording requirements; remove exception for wills. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 103 (MCL 565.203)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 736"
citation: "Michigan SB 736 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property: recording", "Probate: wills and estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17254679-c3f4-4e2c-b012-04172110ed4d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0736"
source_hash: "bb91de0c5908a2b370634696178b891bf2ee3e588c973d5c7a862bff3856b046"
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 736 (2017-2018) — Property; recording; recording requirements; remove exception for wills. Amends sec. 3 of 1937 PA 103 (MCL 565.203).

## 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-0736.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0736.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0196.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0736.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0736.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 355 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 358 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 23 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- David Knezek — cosponsor (person)
- John Proos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS HERTEL `introduction`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/14/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **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 # 355 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 358 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/8/2018 @ 9:55 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/19/2018 @ 8:10 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/20/2018 @ 1:22 PM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 196'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17254679-c3f4-4e2c-b012-04172110ed4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).