---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: pharmaceuticals; physician or other licensee who writes prescriptions; require to electronically transmit to pharmacy under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7333, 16226, 16322, 16501, 16511, 16513, 16521, 16525, 16529, 17744, & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4217'19, SB 0254'19"
description: "Health: pharmaceuticals; physician or other licensee who writes prescriptions; require to electronically transmit to pharmacy under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7333, 16226, 16322, 16501, 16511, 16513, 16521, 16525, 16529, 17744, & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4217'19, SB 0254'19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Michigan SB 248 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Controlled substances: other", "Health: occupations", "Health occupations: physicians", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/151bbd1d-49cc-4337-8ba1-447a7c7d1084"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0248"
source_hash: "5ddfcc59e802b3ec2b47a83b7791251ee095960ad3936d951e56bcef8a581676"
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 248 (2019-2020) — Health: pharmaceuticals; physician or other licensee who writes prescriptions; require to electronically transmit to pharmacy under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7333, 16226, 16322, 16501, 16511, 16513, 16521, 16525, 16529, 17744, & 17751 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4217'19, SB 0254'19

## 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-0248.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0248.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0136.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0248.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0248.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 362 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 260 Yeas 105 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 245 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH JOHNSON `introduction`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-4) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 362 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/11/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 260 Yeas 105 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 245 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/30/2020 10:55 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2020 10:26 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2020 12:22 PM
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0136'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/151bbd1d-49cc-4337-8ba1-447a7c7d1084`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).