---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture: industrial hemp; regulations for growing industrial hemp; create. Creates new act."
description: "Agriculture: industrial hemp; regulations for growing industrial hemp; create. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 852"
citation: "Michigan SB 852 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: industrial hemp", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa0bcc83-afb0-47cf-a530-808bfcf78317"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0852"
source_hash: "f4799ae52775292c195d324272eee2f7b7787242cc12e18d2c72793ea9fad4fe"
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 852 (2019-2020) — Agriculture: industrial hemp; regulations for growing industrial hemp; create. Creates new 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-0852.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0852.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0220.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0852.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0852.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 436 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 354 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 221 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAN LAUWERS `introduction`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-5) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5)
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 221 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/18/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 436 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 354 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/05/2020 11:38 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/16/2020 08:02 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/16/2020 05:16 PM
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0220'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa0bcc83-afb0-47cf-a530-808bfcf78317`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).