---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations; school aid; Marshall plan for talent; enact."
description: "Appropriations; school aid; Marshall plan for talent; enact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 941"
citation: "Michigan SB 941 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations: school aid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96fbca5e-1a25-4b2b-abbc-a540b35cc78b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0941"
source_hash: "329e2c8d8a406593eaf7c96e9f4b10144c1f0a12774bd2870f1e35cf35fb4d36"
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 941 (2017-2018) — Appropriations; school aid; Marshall plan for talent; enact.

## 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/2018-SEBH-0941.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0941.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0227.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0941.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0941.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 546 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 488 Yeas 105 Nays 4 — **105–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 387 YEAS 30 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 29 — cosponsor (person)
- Arlan Meekhof — cosponsor (person)
- Coleman Young II — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
- Darwin Booher — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Hildenbrand — cosponsor (person)
- Goeff Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- James Marleau — cosponsor (person)
- John Proos — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Knollenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Green — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Rebekah Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVID HILDENBRAND `introduction`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 AS AMENDED
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 387 YEAS 30 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/30/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 not adopted
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 488 Yeas 105 Nays 4 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 546 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/25/2018 @ 1:40 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/26/2018 @ 2:40 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/27/2018 @ 9:10 AM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0227'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96fbca5e-1a25-4b2b-abbc-a540b35cc78b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).