---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical marihuana: licenses; definition of applicant; modify. Amends sec. 102 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102)."
description: "Medical marihuana: licenses; definition of applicant; modify. Amends sec. 102 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "Michigan SB 203 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical marihuana: licenses", "Medical marihuana: facilities", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a61daee0-9734-4470-9bab-6071be6a3f78"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0203"
source_hash: "6f95ea78f6be948a8ccd9338233d227e114c91d710610346dc56dd1ffe7ec3c1"
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 203 (2019-2020) — Medical marihuana: licenses; definition of applicant; modify. Amends sec. 102 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102).

## 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-0203.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0203.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0003.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0203.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 48 Yeas 109 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 12 YEAS 28 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MICHAEL MACDONALD `introduction`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 12 YEAS 28 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** received on 03/21/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 48 Yeas 109 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 04/16/2019 06:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 04/16/2019 01:27 PM `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 04/16/2019 02:36 PM
- **2019-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0003'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a61daee0-9734-4470-9bab-6071be6a3f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).