---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations: school aid; fiscal year 2019-2020 omnibus appropriations for school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for. Amends secs. 6, 11, 11m, 20, 22a, 22b, 26c, 31j, 32d, 51a, 51c, 61a, 94a, 95b, 99h, 104, 147c, 147e, 201, 236 & 256 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.); adds secs. 11d, 11p, 11q, 201c & 236g & repeals sec. 97 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1697)."
description: "Appropriations: school aid; fiscal year 2019-2020 omnibus appropriations for school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for. Amends secs. 6, 11, 11m, 20, 22a, 22b, 26c, 31j, 32d, 51a, 51c, 61a, 94a, 95b, 99h, 104, 147c, 147e, 201, 236 & 256 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.); adds secs. 11d, 11p, 11q, 201c & 236g & repeals sec. 97 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1697)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 373"
citation: "Michigan SB 373 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations: school aid", "Appropriations: higher education", "Appropriations: community colleges", "School aid: fiscal year appropriations", "Higher education: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06581b36-fa42-498c-9330-55ce0e3a400b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0373"
source_hash: "9f5002a1dc485af35e6e20cf37835679d3b31d0128c27861dd843b19d83fa62a"
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 373 (2019-2020) — Appropriations: school aid; fiscal year 2019-2020 omnibus appropriations for school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for. Amends secs. 6, 11, 11m, 20, 22a, 22b, 26c, 31j, 32d, 51a, 51c, 61a, 94a, 95b, 99h, 104, 147c, 147e, 201, 236 & 256 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 et seq.); adds secs. 11d, 11p, 11q, 201c & 236g & repeals sec. 97 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1697).

## 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-0373.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0373.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0146.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0373.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0373.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **101–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED BY 2/3 VOTE; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- roll call Roll Call # 341 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 22 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **22–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM STAMAS `introduction`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 22 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/18/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-04T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** re-referred to Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on second reading
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN AS SUBSTITUTED (S-3) BY 2/3 VOTE
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED BY 2/3 VOTE; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-3) with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-3) to House substitute (H-3) concurred in by 2/3 vote
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 341 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-07-23T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/29/2020 11:08 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/31/2020 02:47 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/31/2020 03:40 PM
- **2020-08-06T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0146'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06581b36-fa42-498c-9330-55ce0e3a400b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).