---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; pharmaceuticals; remote pharmacies; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17707, 17708, 17709, 17722, 17726, 17739, 17741, 17742, 17748, 17751, 17752 & 17768 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17707 et seq.) & adds secs. 17742a & 17742b."
description: "Health; pharmaceuticals; remote pharmacies; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17707, 17708, 17709, 17722, 17726, 17739, 17741, 17742, 17748, 17751, 17752 & 17768 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17707 et seq.) & adds secs. 17742a & 17742b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 340"
citation: "Michigan SB 340 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Health occupations: pharmacists", "Health occupations: pharmacy technicians", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cc266f8-9c13-47ca-b890-bd3031a9b634"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0340"
source_hash: "41480eae86aef61b44f033d1ee2bf1dac923b1cc1e5fa346fe264d94a4d5deee"
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 340 (2019-2020) — Health; pharmaceuticals; remote pharmacies; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17707, 17708, 17709, 17722, 17726, 17739, 17741, 17742, 17748, 17751, 17752 & 17768 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17707 et seq.) & adds secs. 17742a & 17742b.

## 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-0340.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0340.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0004.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0340.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0340.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 355 Yeas 98 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **98–10** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 3 YEAS 32 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–5** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 194 YEAS 32 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+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-1) `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-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2019-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 194 YEAS 32 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/05/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3) `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 355 Yeas 98 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 3 YEAS 32 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 01/14/2020 10:28 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 01/24/2020 10:37 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 01/27/2020 03:00 PM
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0004'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cc266f8-9c13-47ca-b890-bd3031a9b634`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).