---
type: "Bill"
title: "Counties: boards and commissions; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends secs. 10 & 12 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.410 & 46.412). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0245'21"
description: "Counties: boards and commissions; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends secs. 10 & 12 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.410 & 46.412). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0245'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 242"
citation: "Michigan SB 242 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties: boards and commissions", "Elections: local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed McBroom"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/994a083c-9c60-43ba-aaf8-708d0e917129"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0242"
source_hash: "a52924694d6293ed4fa03d9c0eafc5e491ec891904eb8031e4b7f2e04c9f8c31"
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 242 (2021-2022) — Counties: boards and commissions; county board of commissioners; provide for 4-year terms. Amends secs. 10 & 12 of 1966 PA 261 (MCL 46.410 & 46.412). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0245'21

## 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-0242.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0242.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0122.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0242.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 587 Yeas 75 Nays 29 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **75–29** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 246 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed McBroom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ED MCBROOM `introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 246 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/03/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 587 Yeas 75 Nays 29 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2021-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/14/2021 09:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 05:21 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/17/2021 04:12 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0122'21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/994a083c-9c60-43ba-aaf8-708d0e917129`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).