---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations; mortuary science; waiver to manage more than 1 funeral establishment; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 1801 & 1809 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1801 & 339.1809)."
description: "Occupations; mortuary science; waiver to manage more than 1 funeral establishment; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 1801 & 1809 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1801 & 339.1809)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 696"
citation: "Michigan SB 696 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupations: mortuary science"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c050f56b-d229-4c8e-a89b-b5905a1bde5e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0696"
source_hash: "3c914ff535c8a77754f2f093c9efff0f08dd201b406f3160261faf5f0fd1e78c"
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 696 (2019-2020) — Occupations; mortuary science; waiver to manage more than 1 funeral establishment; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 1801 & 1809 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1801 & 339.1809).

## 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/2020-SEBH-0696.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0696.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0138.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0696.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0696.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 294 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 77 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RICK OUTMAN `introduction`
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 77 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/25/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with amendment(s) `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 294 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/30/2020 11:07 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2020 10:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2020 12:26 PM
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0138'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c050f56b-d229-4c8e-a89b-b5905a1bde5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).