---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; controlled substances; bona fide prescriber-patient relationship before prescribing schedule 2 to 5 controlled substances; require in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7303a, 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds sec. 16204e."
description: "Health; controlled substances; bona fide prescriber-patient relationship before prescribing schedule 2 to 5 controlled substances; require in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7303a, 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds sec. 16204e."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "Michigan SB 270 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: controlled substances", "Health: pharmaceuticals", "Controlled substances: schedules", "Health occupations: physicians", "Health: occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cb3114d-7a10-4e6e-803c-156572c2cb24"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0270"
source_hash: "696ed33e2dcae4c5fca9db3289deb28f6f02b17da9cbddd20eb9723581a01587"
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 270 (2017-2018) — Health; controlled substances; bona fide prescriber-patient relationship before prescribing schedule 2 to 5 controlled substances; require in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7303a, 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds sec. 16204e.

## 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-0270.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0270.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0247.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0270.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0270.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 564 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 298 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 481 Yeas 102 Nays 8 — **102–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 9 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Ian Conyers — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Knollenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Kowall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Nofs — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Shirkey — cosponsor (person)
- Morris Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Bieda — cosponsor (person)
- Tonya Schuitmaker — cosponsor (person)
- Tory Rocca — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent Gregory — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEVEN BIEDA `introduction`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-3 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 298 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/22/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **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 # 481 Yeas 102 Nays 8 `passage`
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 564 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2017-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/19/2017 @ 9:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/27/2017 @ 12:07 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2017 @ 2:18 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0247'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cb3114d-7a10-4e6e-803c-156572c2cb24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).