---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services; medical services; recipient work engagement requirements for Healthy Michigan coverage; provide for and update waiver provisions for Healthy Michigan. Amends sec. 105d of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d) & adds secs. 107a & 107b."
description: "Human services; medical services; recipient work engagement requirements for Healthy Michigan coverage; provide for and update waiver provisions for Healthy Michigan. Amends sec. 105d of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d) & adds secs. 107a & 107b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 897"
citation: "Michigan SB 897 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: medical services", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23c9c01d-4b59-488e-a5b2-83823c6bc3fe"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0897"
source_hash: "5e482230b14cc9974fb8325868c48e2c83b6cf2d9096d64f268c4e5721d01ca3"
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 897 (2017-2018) — Human services; medical services; recipient work engagement requirements for Healthy Michigan coverage; provide for and update waiver provisions for Healthy Michigan. Amends sec. 105d of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105d) & adds secs. 107a & 107b.

## 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-0897.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0897.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0208.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0897.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0897.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 455 Yeas 62 Nays 47 — **62–47** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 225 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **26–11** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 411 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **25–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 16 — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Hildenbrand — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Hune — cosponsor (person)
- John Proos — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Emmons — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Shirkey — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Colbeck — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip Pavlov — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MIKE SHIRKEY `introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MICHIGAN COMPETITIVENESS `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 AS AMENDED
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 225 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/19/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted and amended
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 455 Yeas 62 Nays 47 `passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 411 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/13/2018 @ 2:04 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/22/2018 @ 9:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/22/2018 @ 1:56 PM
- **2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 208'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23c9c01d-4b59-488e-a5b2-83823c6bc3fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).