---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: indigent defense; definition of adult in Michigan indigent defense commission act; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL.780.983)."
description: "Criminal procedure: indigent defense; definition of adult in Michigan indigent defense commission act; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL.780.983)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 84"
citation: "Michigan SB 84 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal procedure: indigent defense", "Juveniles: criminal procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1538f679-dfc8-4608-bbba-229352257437"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0084"
source_hash: "c9836162f0a9be6b340439c4810e9a6046caf9228ebe7f5527e94faa43e4bfbe"
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 84 (2019-2020) — Criminal procedure: indigent defense; definition of adult in Michigan indigent defense commission act; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL.780.983).

## 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-0084.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0084.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0108.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0084.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 265 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **101–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 28 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 28 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/24/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 265 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2019-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** IMMEDIATE EFFECT DEFEATED
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/21/2019 02:39 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/31/2019 09:36 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/31/2019 02:02 PM
- **2019-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0108'19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1538f679-dfc8-4608-bbba-229352257437`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).