---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: open meetings; open meetings of the independent citizens redistricting commission; require. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268)."
description: "Civil rights: open meetings; open meetings of the independent citizens redistricting commission; require. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 728"
citation: "Michigan SB 728 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: open meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed McBroom"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40dde7ea-ecef-43b8-b082-0061699c1714"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0728"
source_hash: "c29d31a52cea8f1261cd5366ac45aae14dcc9570207ee4903e954b345fae35f0"
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 728 (2021-2022) — Civil rights: open meetings; open meetings of the independent citizens redistricting commission; require. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.268).

## 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-0728.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0728.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0166.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0728.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 460 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 620 Yeas 100 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **100–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed McBroom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ED MCBROOM `introduction`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 460 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/02/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+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** 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 # 620 Yeas 100 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 03:58 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 01:06 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0166'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40dde7ea-ecef-43b8-b082-0061699c1714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).