---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication of insulin for up to a 30-day supply; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0155'21"
description: "Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication of insulin for up to a 30-day supply; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0155'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 156"
citation: "Michigan SB 156 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Insurance: health insurers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Daley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bad02530-6d90-4802-b046-243f37a763fb"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0156"
source_hash: "0edb28c2e12e0d533dc980d8f87cf0d5df97ee55d2041e7ebfa9a10877e52f50"
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 156 (2021-2022) — Insurance: health insurers; coverage for emergency refill of prescription medication of insulin for up to a 30-day supply; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0155'21

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0156.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0156.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0037.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0156.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 108 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **108–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 103 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Daley — primary (person)
- Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
- Lana Theis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN DALEY `introduction`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 103 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/22/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 108 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** IMMEDIATE EFFECT POSTPONED
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/22/2021 10:42 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/01/2021 10:28 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/01/2021 01:12 PM
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0037'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bad02530-6d90-4802-b046-243f37a763fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).