---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education: elementary; requirements related to the retention of certain grade 3 pupils; modify. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f)."
description: "Education: elementary; requirements related to the retention of certain grade 3 pupils; modify. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Michigan SB 12 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education: elementary", "State agencies (existing): education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dayna Polehanki"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa12c4ea-5b0a-4ebc-828c-221a03e89572"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0012"
source_hash: "cc38b2849820c5d2275f8f05363ff86f6b3df119076ac4e7c028d337b39ed38f"
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 12 (2023-2024) — Education: elementary; requirements related to the retention of certain grade 3 pupils; modify. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f).

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0012.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0012.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0007.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0012.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0012-00C77.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0012-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 17 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **57–51** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 20 YEAS 22 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **22–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dayna Polehanki — primary (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-02-01** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-02-07** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2023-02-08** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-02-08** PASSED ROLL CALL # 20 YEAS 22 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-08** received on 02/08/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13** referred to second reading
- **2023-03-07** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** placed on third reading
- **2023-03-07** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-03-07** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 17 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-07** inserted full title
- **2023-03-07** returned to Senate
- **2023-03-08** IMMEDIATE EFFECT DEFEATED
- **2023-03-08** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-03-08** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-03-14** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 03/14/2023 11:17 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-11** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 03/24/2023 09:30 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-11** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 03/24/2023 01:00 PM
- **2023-04-11** ASSIGNED PA 0007'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa12c4ea-5b0a-4ebc-828c-221a03e89572`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).