---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: other; provisions relating to drinks to go and social districts; extend sunset. Amends secs. 518, 537a & 551 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518 et seq.)."
description: "Liquor: other; provisions relating to drinks to go and social districts; extend sunset. Amends secs. 518, 537a & 551 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 559"
citation: "Michigan SB 559 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liquor: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aric Nesbitt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8255534-8fdb-47ef-a63d-7d2c2af84ea4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0559"
source_hash: "0140038bb489b6021d121b6b75e33e76a14fb00e96f9bd7a180a8d4d845c7f3d"
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 559 (2021-2022) — Liquor: other; provisions relating to drinks to go and social districts; extend sunset. Amends secs. 518, 537a & 551 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1518 et seq.).

## 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-0559.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0559.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0064.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0559.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 304 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 416 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aric Nesbitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ARIC NESBITT `introduction`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 304 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/24/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** placed on second reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 416 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED OUT OF SESSION
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/07/2021 02:12 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/13/2021 10:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/13/2021 04:52 PM
- **2021-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0064'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8255534-8fdb-47ef-a63d-7d2c2af84ea4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).