---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; spirits; refunds for spirits sold by a specially designated distributor; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 609d."
description: "Liquor; spirits; refunds for spirits sold by a specially designated distributor; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 609d."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 588"
citation: "Michigan SB 588 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: spirits", "Liquor: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/700b0188-c644-49f7-9f73-8462f9fc411a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0588"
source_hash: "92a2a2761127f75a01c067fcb00e9818b717dead6dd15dc0135b5f8b012dedd3"
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 588 (2019-2020) — Liquor; spirits; refunds for spirits sold by a specially designated distributor; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 609d.

## 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-0588.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0588.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0026.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0588.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 316 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 24 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEREMY MOSS `introduction`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 316 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/13/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 24 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 01/24/2020 09:29 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 02/04/2020 11:13 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 02/04/2020 02:04 PM
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0026'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/700b0188-c644-49f7-9f73-8462f9fc411a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).