---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human services: medical services; exemption of certain prescription drugs from the department of health and human services Medicaid prior authorization process; provide for. Amends sec. 109h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109h)."
description: "Human services: medical services; exemption of certain prescription drugs from the department of health and human services Medicaid prior authorization process; provide for. Amends sec. 109h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109h)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 412"
citation: "Michigan SB 412 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Human services: medical services", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis Hertel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61e0c983-ed58-4697-9d84-7e227e13cece"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0412"
source_hash: "eb5bed00190fd235a1de77a2e90275c3585704c9d329779590e437a927c3bbf6"
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 412 (2021-2022) — Human services: medical services; exemption of certain prescription drugs from the department of health and human services Medicaid prior authorization process; provide for. Amends sec. 109h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109h).

## 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-0412.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0412.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0019.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0412.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0412.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 354 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **97–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curtis Hertel — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ananich — cosponsor (person)
- John Bizon — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly LaSata — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
- Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia Santana — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS HERTEL, JR. `introduction`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 354 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** received on 09/29/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 38 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 02/24/2022 11:39 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/10/2022 10:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/10/2022 11:14 AM
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0019'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61e0c983-ed58-4697-9d84-7e227e13cece`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).