---
type: "Bill"
title: "Aeronautics; unmanned aircraft systems; local ordinances; allow a political subdivision to regulate unmanned aircraft systems in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 5 of 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.305)."
description: "Aeronautics; unmanned aircraft systems; local ordinances; allow a political subdivision to regulate unmanned aircraft systems in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 5 of 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.305)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 129"
citation: "Michigan SB 129 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e36210f4-5b13-45c5-929d-97ea3d7ec667"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0129"
source_hash: "a26dbe5ff0b8935cb29ec57e22f11e485487b9b25e305018d504f0f0bb1b4ee7"
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 129 (2019-2020) — Aeronautics; unmanned aircraft systems; local ordinances; allow a political subdivision to regulate unmanned aircraft systems in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 5 of 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.305).

## 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-0129.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0129.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0032.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0129.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0129.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 137 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 27 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 122 Yeas 95 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **95–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WAYNE SCHMIDT `introduction`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 27 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/24/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-3) `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-5) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-5) adopted
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 122 Yeas 95 Nays 12 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-5) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 137 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/20/2019 03:46 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/25/2019 09:08 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/25/2019 10:32 AM
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0032'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e36210f4-5b13-45c5-929d-97ea3d7ec667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).