---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property: conveyances; property in Gogebic County previously conveyed to the county road commission; provide for reconveyance to Watersmeet Township. Creates land transfer act."
description: "Property: conveyances; property in Gogebic County previously conveyed to the county road commission; provide for reconveyance to Watersmeet Township. Creates land transfer act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 799"
citation: "Michigan SB 799 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property: conveyances", "Recreation: local parks", "State agencies (existing): natural resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcb6c821-2325-475a-8811-ebde21792735"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0799"
source_hash: "6d57d9dbfb4b307f096c1d9780f3fa73f139da0604902a2456d010d86523dd35"
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 799 (2019-2020) — Property: conveyances; property in Gogebic County previously conveyed to the county road commission; provide for reconveyance to Watersmeet Township. Creates land transfer act.

## 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-0799.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0799.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0160.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0799.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 352 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed McBroom — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ED MCBROOM `introduction`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** received on 03/17/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 352 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 09/14/2020 01:06 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 09/17/2020 10:35 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 09/17/2020 11:50 AM
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0160'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcb6c821-2325-475a-8811-ebde21792735`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).