---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services; services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance program; extend sunset. Amends sec. 6 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1236)."
description: "Human services; services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance program; extend sunset. Amends sec. 6 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1236)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 451"
citation: "Michigan SB 451 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human services: services or financial assistance", "Law: sunset"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f66da65-7667-450c-9c09-092f3375fb0c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0451"
source_hash: "31a3e1f5ada6707cd6d78ad3916bc86090a18b68dd79b67e66249eecf4e59e5b"
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 451 (2019-2020) — Human services; services or financial assistance; Michigan energy assistance program; extend sunset. Amends sec. 6 of 2012 PA 615 (MCL 400.1236).

## 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-0451.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0451.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0087.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0451.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 224 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 187 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN BIZON, M.D. `introduction`
- **2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 187 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** received on 08/29/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 224 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-08-29T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 09/30/2019 09:22 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 09/30/2019 11:06 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 09/30/2019 08:20 PM
- **2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0087'19 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f66da65-7667-450c-9c09-092f3375fb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).