---
type: "Bill"
title: "Housing: inspection; change of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 125 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.525)."
description: "Housing: inspection; change of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 125 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.525)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Michigan SB 16 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Businesses: limited liability companies", "Housing: inspection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Zorn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f0f5446-b965-4fa7-8f31-39d95cf9f17a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0016"
source_hash: "a1de05b70d1e28433b5629aa63712e380f9e85be4b800505a8ea8f27cbf35e04"
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 16 (2021-2022) — Housing: inspection; change of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 125 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.525).

## 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-0016.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0016.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0014.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0016.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0016.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 155 Yeas 101 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **101–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 8 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale Zorn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DALE ZORN `introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 8 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** received on 02/10/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 155 Yeas 101 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** POSTPONED FOR THE DAY
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/10/2021 01:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/19/2021 10:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/19/2021 01:08 PM
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0014'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f0f5446-b965-4fa7-8f31-39d95cf9f17a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).