---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation: tobacco; tobacco products tax act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 7b, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13 of 1993 PA 327 (MCL 205.422 et seq.) & adds secs. 3a & 6f."
description: "Taxation: tobacco; tobacco products tax act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 7b, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13 of 1993 PA 327 (MCL 205.422 et seq.) & adds secs. 3a & 6f."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 720"
citation: "Michigan SB 720 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation: tobacco"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Runestad"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93493be7-93bf-4224-b870-27351f59f293"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0720"
source_hash: "e51bd147b872643d885977c2a512af38d98abfba60ee0417d0c111da9d151b9d"
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 720 (2021-2022) — Taxation: tobacco; tobacco products tax act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 7b, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13 of 1993 PA 327 (MCL 205.422 et seq.) & adds secs. 3a & 6f.

## 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-0720.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0720.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0171.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2021-SCB-0720.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0720.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 10 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 76 Yeas 78 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **78–23** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 342 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Runestad — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD `introduction`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 10 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** received on 01/27/2022 `introduction`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 76 Yeas 78 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2022-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-3) CONCURRED IN
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 342 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/11/2022 01:54 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/21/2022 09:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/21/2022 11:18 AM
- **2022-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0171'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93493be7-93bf-4224-b870-27351f59f293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).