---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animals; other; definition of livestock in agricultural commodities marketing act; modify citation. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 232 (MCL 290.652). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0174'19"
description: "Animals; other; definition of livestock in agricultural commodities marketing act; modify citation. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 232 (MCL 290.652). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0174'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 179"
citation: "Michigan SB 179 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals: other", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b86f49-fc4b-4afe-9d18-5ec4d0afb29e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0179"
source_hash: "2452f1bc50f86ba16a0f42d0e444f0d640e78696329a966f1c45d1cc547aff82"
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 179 (2019-2020) — Animals; other; definition of livestock in agricultural commodities marketing act; modify citation. Amends sec. 2 of 1965 PA 232 (MCL 290.652). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0174'19

## 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-0179.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0179.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0133.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0179.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 278 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 320 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **104–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROGER VICTORY `introduction`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 278 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/24/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 320 Yeas 104 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/14/2019 01:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/21/2019 10:51 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/21/2019 04:22 PM
- **2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0133'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b86f49-fc4b-4afe-9d18-5ec4d0afb29e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).