---
type: "Bill"
title: "Retirement: state employees; retirants hired by the Michigan unemployment insurance agency or the Michigan occupational safety and health administration; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0886'20"
description: "Retirement: state employees; retirants hired by the Michigan unemployment insurance agency or the Michigan occupational safety and health administration; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0886'20"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 911"
citation: "Michigan SB 911 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement: state employees", "Retirement: defined benefit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c848e3af-3b40-4956-8860-bfbeb5f4900d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0911"
source_hash: "4277c5ee778c7b0bb8e293f4a60c852ce846ae3ae2acabb112f5be12533a1157"
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 911 (2019-2020) — Retirement: state employees; retirants hired by the Michigan unemployment insurance agency or the Michigan occupational safety and health administration; allow under certain circumstances without forfeiting retirement benefits. Amends sec. 68c of 1943 PA 240 (MCL 38.68c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0886'20

## 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-0911.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0911.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0230.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0911.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0911.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 397 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 483 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 407 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEN HORN `introduction`
- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 397 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/08/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) not adopted
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 483 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 `passage`
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 407 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-10-14T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/20/2020 04:13 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/20/2020 04:50 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/20/2020 05:12 PM
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0230'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c848e3af-3b40-4956-8860-bfbeb5f4900d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).