---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 549 (MCL 390.1664)."
description: "Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 549 (MCL 390.1664)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 98"
citation: "Michigan SB 98 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher education: financial aid", "Higher education: other", "Property tax: state education tax", "State agencies (existing): treasury"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c565475-a29d-4762-aefa-72da7e0d4ede"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0098"
source_hash: "7f708927f6ea350669ee6df1b0b4eb6b0b05e1fda71345322dfb3b81e5fbb60b"
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 98 (2017-2018) — Higher education; financial aid; number of governing bodies authorized to establish promise zones; increase. Amends sec. 4 of 2008 PA 549 (MCL 390.1664).

## 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-0098.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0098.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0150.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0098.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 314 Yeas 89 Nays 18 — **89–18** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 185 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 405 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 27 — cosponsor (person)
- David Knezek — cosponsor (person)
- Goeff Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood — cosponsor (person)
- Ian Conyers — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM ANANICH `introduction`
- **2017-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 185 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/16/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Education Reform `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-10-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 314 Yeas 89 Nays 18 `passage`
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 405 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/30/2017 @ 2:45 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/6/2017 @ 12:56 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/6/2017 @ 2:40 PM
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0150'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c565475-a29d-4762-aefa-72da7e0d4ede`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).