---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: mortuary science; students engaging in practice of mortuary science under supervision of a licensee; allow. Amends sec. 1803 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1803)."
description: "Occupations: mortuary science; students engaging in practice of mortuary science under supervision of a licensee; allow. Amends sec. 1803 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1803)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 239"
citation: "Michigan SB 239 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: mortuary science", "Occupations: unlicensed practice", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75d0f577-c09a-46d0-9bf1-eb5f7e75b0c2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0239"
source_hash: "f372e95637d38da77f380875920b8ff6f9fdaf6c5d59aa756886ffa6ad072684"
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 239 (2019-2020) — Occupations: mortuary science; students engaging in practice of mortuary science under supervision of a licensee; allow. Amends sec. 1803 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1803).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0239.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0239.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0025.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0239.htm)

## Votes

- HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 126 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 61 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 106 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG `introduction`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 61 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/09/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 106 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 126 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/10/2019 11:05 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/18/2019 11:25 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/18/2019 01:44 PM
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0025'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75d0f577-c09a-46d0-9bf1-eb5f7e75b0c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).