---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law; contracts; agreements, contracts, or promises required to be in writing and signed; prohibit lawsuit to enforce real estate commission agreement that is not in writing. Amends sec. 2 of 1846 RS 81 (MCL 566.132)."
description: "Law; contracts; agreements, contracts, or promises required to be in writing and signed; prohibit lawsuit to enforce real estate commission agreement that is not in writing. Amends sec. 2 of 1846 RS 81 (MCL 566.132)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 253"
citation: "Michigan SB 253 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law: contracts", "Property: conveyances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c4b8c8a-fb13-4a55-92d3-80fe65a3d288"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0253"
source_hash: "37d9561da954d96a4204eb99caf734f93a1d82889231acf41c93d51974141ecd"
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 253 (2019-2020) — Law; contracts; agreements, contracts, or promises required to be in writing and signed; prohibit lawsuit to enforce real estate commission agreement that is not in writing. Amends sec. 2 of 1846 RS 81 (MCL 566.132).

## 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-0253.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0253.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0063.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0253.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 134 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **104–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 1 — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PETER J. LUCIDO `introduction`
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/05/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 134 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 03/10/2020 02:01 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/17/2020 01:32 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/17/2020 01:56 PM
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0063'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c4b8c8a-fb13-4a55-92d3-80fe65a3d288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).