---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; other; use of secure identity verification devices to determine age of purchaser; allow. Amends sec. 701 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1701)."
description: "Liquor; other; use of secure identity verification devices to determine age of purchaser; allow. Amends sec. 701 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1701)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 543"
citation: "Michigan SB 543 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: other", "Liquor: drinking age", "Liquor: liability", "Liquor: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/104edeac-e746-40c7-8c17-bedd0f74e9e7"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0543"
source_hash: "a453c075915b66fc596b708612e62d0eb095597f21201c168f1203d40544fe9b"
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 543 (2019-2020) — Liquor; other; use of secure identity verification devices to determine age of purchaser; allow. Amends sec. 701 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1701).

## 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-0543.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0543.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0078.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0543.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0543.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 320 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 — **28–8** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 111 YEAS 29 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **29–8** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 319 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 153 Yeas 100 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **100–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 319 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 320 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/04/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 153 Yeas 100 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 111 YEAS 29 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 03/19/2020 12:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 04/02/2020 08:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 04/02/2020 10:06 AM
- **2020-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0078'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/104edeac-e746-40c7-8c17-bedd0f74e9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).