---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: other; certain references to nontherapeutic abortions in the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; remove. Amends secs. 201 & 202 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2201 & 37.2202)."
description: "Civil rights: other; certain references to nontherapeutic abortions in the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; remove. Amends secs. 201 & 202 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2201 & 37.2202)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Michigan SB 147 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: other", "Health: abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erika Geiss"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63049d79-3471-4ac1-96f2-b09f98596644"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0147"
source_hash: "dd5c5cef091137979ad607eac814dae9b08bfd2096a0d79d32c228aebe0e1f2c"
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 147 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: other; certain references to nontherapeutic abortions in the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; remove. Amends secs. 201 & 202 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2201 & 37.2202).

## 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-0147.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0147.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0031.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0147.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0147.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-0N2920.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-0O3323.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-00B74.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-0B736.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-00C78.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0147-00D49.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 156 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 95 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper
- passed Roll Call # 77 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **57–51** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 78 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erika Geiss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-03-16** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-03-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-03-16** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-03-16** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-03-16** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-16** PASSED ROLL CALL # 95 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** IMMEDIATE EFFECT DEFEATED
- **2023-03-21** received on 03/16/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19** referred to second reading
- **2023-05-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-05-02** placed on third reading
- **2023-05-03** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** passed Roll Call # 77 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-05-03** vote reconsidered
- **2023-05-03** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 78 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-05-03** title amended
- **2023-05-03** returned to Senate
- **2023-05-04** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-05-04** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 156 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-05-04** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2023-05-04** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-05-09** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/09/2023 10:59 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/17/2023 03:09 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/17/2023 03:30 PM
- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED PA 0031'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63049d79-3471-4ac1-96f2-b09f98596644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).