---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical marihuana: licenses; approval of an application for a state license; make contingent upon licensee's compliance with financial responsibility requirements. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0461'21"
description: "Medical marihuana: licenses; approval of an application for a state license; make contingent upon licensee's compliance with financial responsibility requirements. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0461'21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 462"
citation: "Michigan SB 462 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical marihuana: administration", "Medical marihuana: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Wojno"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2baee823-dcb4-4a21-b36e-f1703998ffb5"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0462"
source_hash: "5011b96be65b559c6b24a411ae4f3b135efa6351e5f96ff7d110cabaaba85aea"
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 462 (2021-2022) — Medical marihuana: licenses; approval of an application for a state license; make contingent upon licensee's compliance with financial responsibility requirements. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27402). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0461'21

## 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-0462.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0462.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0161.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0462.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0462.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 617 Yeas 94 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **94–8** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 500 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 332 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Wojno — primary (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO `introduction`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 332 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** received on 07/15/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **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 # 617 Yeas 94 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **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 # 500 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 03:56 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:44 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 12:56 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0161'21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2baee823-dcb4-4a21-b36e-f1703998ffb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).