---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: long-term care; duties of the long-term care ombudsman; modify during a declared emergency. Amends sec. 6i of 1981 PA 180 (MCL 400.586i)."
description: "Human services: long-term care; duties of the long-term care ombudsman; modify during a declared emergency. Amends sec. 6i of 1981 PA 180 (MCL 400.586i)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 213"
citation: "Michigan SB 213 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health facilities: long-term care facilities", "Human services: long-term care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly LaSata"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03c28f55-ce3f-4be5-8425-d89de9a4dff1"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0213"
source_hash: "6ccaf6632386a817129b4a2838771faa2b28ebca32572393184453f46153fff6"
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 213 (2021-2022) — Human services: long-term care; duties of the long-term care ombudsman; modify during a declared emergency. Amends sec. 6i of 1981 PA 180 (MCL 400.586i).

## 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-0213.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0213.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0159.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0213.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0213.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 105 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 610 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 498 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly LaSata — primary (person)
- Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KIMBERLY A. LASATA `introduction`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 105 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/27/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 610 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 498 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 03:52 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:40 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 12:52 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0159'21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03c28f55-ce3f-4be5-8425-d89de9a4dff1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).