---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animals: research facilities; certain research facilities to offer certain laboratory animals for adoption before euthanization; require. Amends title & secs. 1 & 7 of 1969 PA 224 (MCL 287.381 & 287.387) & adds sec. 8a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0148'23"
description: "Animals: research facilities; certain research facilities to offer certain laboratory animals for adoption before euthanization; require. Amends title & secs. 1 & 7 of 1969 PA 224 (MCL 287.381 & 287.387) & adds sec. 8a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0148'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Michigan SB 149 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals: care and treatment", "Animals: research facilities", "State agencies (existing): agriculture and rural development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2024-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d192c310-400a-43ca-a817-6bc3d3486974"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0149"
source_hash: "b942f97aeb64e47c332ad04967640be0403c7ef2624c748e4ec69deb3c065c29"
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 149 (2023-2024) — Animals: research facilities; certain research facilities to offer certain laboratory animals for adoption before euthanization; require. Amends title & secs. 1 & 7 of 1969 PA 224 (MCL 287.381 & 287.387) & adds sec. 8a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0148'23

## 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-0149.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0149.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0315.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0149.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0149.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0149-0N2916.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0149-0O3319.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-4)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0149-0O3323.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 582 Yeas 67 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **67–39** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 425 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **31–6** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 739 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **25–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-03-07** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-28** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-28** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) ADOPTED
- **2023-06-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 425 YEAS 31 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** received on 06/28/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-28** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-04** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-04** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-09** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-09** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2023-11-09** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-09** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-09** substitute (H-4) adopted
- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 582 Yeas 67 Nays 39 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-4) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-09** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 739 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/06/2023 09:48 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/13/2023 05:08 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/14/2023 10:16 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0315'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d192c310-400a-43ca-a817-6bc3d3486974`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).