---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor; licenses; certain regulations relating to the sale, delivery, and purchase of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; modify. Amends secs. 205, 233, 536, 609c, & 1014 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1205 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5781'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5811'20"
description: "Liquor; licenses; certain regulations relating to the sale, delivery, and purchase of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; modify. Amends secs. 205, 233, 536, 609c, & 1014 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1205 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5781'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5811'20"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 942"
citation: "Michigan SB 942 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: licenses", "Liquor: beer", "Liquor: wine", "Liquor: spirits", "Local government: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8dd8ccd-81c4-4b28-a838-e76207d49e88"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0942"
source_hash: "02209e985ab6e2fa44b5e021a51d0013a41bb844a4aa5ca9b7b8637c4cb71e0e"
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 942 (2019-2020) — Liquor; licenses; certain regulations relating to the sale, delivery, and purchase of alcoholic liquor by an on-premises licensee; modify. Amends secs. 205, 233, 536, 609c, & 1014 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1205 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5781'19, HB 5343'19, HB 5811'20

## 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-0942.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-0942.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0126.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-0942.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-0942.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 262 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 168 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ARIC NESBITT `introduction`
- **2020-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 168 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/10/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** per Rule 41 referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-5) adopted
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 262 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-5) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/30/2020 11:23 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/01/2020 10:58 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/01/2020 01:46 PM
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0126'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8dd8ccd-81c4-4b28-a838-e76207d49e88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).