---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: guardians; guardians of tribal children; allow access to guardian funds. Amends secs. 5, 5a, 5b & 6 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.875 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0138'23"
description: "Children: guardians; guardians of tribal children; allow access to guardian funds. Amends secs. 5, 5a, 5b & 6 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.875 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0138'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "Michigan SB 137 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: guardians", "Family law: other", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Damoose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a62f6f2-9967-4453-b6d0-db26a1a7ec9e"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0137"
source_hash: "7934de9ba93c8f302882041b1a3f108b9bd159f78d7ec39eaa6f218af7557c13"
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 137 (2023-2024) — Children: guardians; guardians of tribal children; allow access to guardian funds. Amends secs. 5, 5a, 5b & 6 of 2008 PA 260 (MCL 722.875 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0138'23

## 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-0137.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0137.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0068.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0137.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 210 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 104 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Damoose — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN DAMOOSE `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
- **2023-03-15** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-03-15** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-03-22** PASSED ROLL CALL # 104 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-22** received on 03/22/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** referred to Committee on Families, Children and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-21** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-22** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 210 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-22** inserted full title
- **2023-06-22** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-06-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 02:10 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2023 12:56 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/12/2023 10:28 AM
- **2023-07-18** ASSIGNED PA 0068'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a62f6f2-9967-4453-b6d0-db26a1a7ec9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).