---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: occupations; essential health provider repayment program; modify maximum amount of debt or expense repayment under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 2705 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2705)."
description: "Health: occupations; essential health provider repayment program; modify maximum amount of debt or expense repayment under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 2705 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2705)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 246"
citation: "Michigan SB 246 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: occupations", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis VanderWall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97aa599a-7e41-4b01-88ab-80aecbb8fb64"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0246"
source_hash: "01343252cafd7ca186f7e7d49007d9eb2f33e865b44b05a53985457e7241a6e9"
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 246 (2021-2022) — Health: occupations; essential health provider repayment program; modify maximum amount of debt or expense repayment under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 2705 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2705).

## 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-0246.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0246.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0037.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0246.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis VanderWall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL `introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 230 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** received on 05/27/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 92 Yeas 96 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 03/10/2022 11:40 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/23/2022 09:39 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/23/2022 10:42 AM
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0037'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97aa599a-7e41-4b01-88ab-80aecbb8fb64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).