---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain occupations for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 104, 105, 213 & 2404b of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.103 et seq.) & adds sec. 217. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4376'21, HB 4377'21"
description: "Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain occupations for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 104, 105, 213 & 2404b of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.103 et seq.) & adds sec. 217. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4376'21, HB 4377'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 312"
citation: "Michigan SB 312 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military affairs: other", "Occupations: individual licensing and registration", "State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs", "Veterans: employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marshall Bullock"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4aa136a-b0fc-4c95-ac0c-d1401ee5aa0a"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0312"
source_hash: "fcfa26978da650d2c31fef244b6f1773aa9069b2c3f5ed7546e049ef863581e4"
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 312 (2021-2022) — Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing reciprocity for certain occupations for veterans, members of the armed forces, members of the uniformed services, and their dependents who hold an out-of-state license; provide for. Amends secs. 103, 104, 105, 213 & 2404b of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.103 et seq.) & adds sec. 217. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4376'21, HB 4377'21

## 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-0312.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0312.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0026.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0312.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 94 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 266 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marshall Bullock — primary (person)
- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARSHALL BULLOCK `introduction`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 94 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** received on 04/21/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 266 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/07/2021 11:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/09/2021 01:21 PM `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/09/2021 02:38 PM
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0026'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4aa136a-b0fc-4c95-ac0c-d1401ee5aa0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).