---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations; health professionals; definition of bona fide prescriber-patient relationship; revise. Amends sec. 7104 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7104)."
description: "Health occupations; health professionals; definition of bona fide prescriber-patient relationship; revise. Amends sec. 7104 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7104)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 128"
citation: "Michigan SB 128 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: health professionals", "Health: pharmaceuticals", "Controlled substances: narcotic drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0421e242-d6b6-448a-9fa0-689aa2559e63"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0128"
source_hash: "ae04cc91f8f7e72ed4034283bd595a516157b05ba76661a785c3f5acb86b6ef5"
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 128 (2019-2020) — Health occupations; health professionals; definition of bona fide prescriber-patient relationship; revise. Amends sec. 7104 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7104).

## 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-0128.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0128.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0042.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0128.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 160 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 162 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 21 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS HERTEL `introduction`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 21 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/18/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 162 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 160 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/25/2019 09:26 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2019 08:40 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2019 02:14 PM
- **2019-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0042'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0421e242-d6b6-448a-9fa0-689aa2559e63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).