---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays: other; \"Fred Korematsu Day\"; designate as January 30 of each year. Amends title of 2003 PA 225 (MCL 435.301 - 435.303) & adds sec. 4."
description: "Holidays: other; \"Fred Korematsu Day\"; designate as January 30 of each year. Amends title of 2003 PA 225 (MCL 435.301 - 435.303) & adds sec. 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "Michigan SB 18 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: racial discrimination", "Holidays: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie Chang"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38080189-1e27-4222-b2f8-1eb1eba15517"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0018"
source_hash: "004b0f6a1f57b23d429b6e81d9366caa996c0d91254da81e46e3cd0d62bdf9b2"
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 18 (2023-2024) — Holidays: other; "Fred Korematsu Day"; designate as January 30 of each year. Amends title of 2003 PA 225 (MCL 435.301 - 435.303) & adds sec. 4.

## 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-0018.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0018.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0032.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0018.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0018.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0018-0N2917.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0018-0O3320.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 142 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 49 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **104–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stephanie Chang — primary (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-03-07** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-03-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 49 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** received on 03/09/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** 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
- **2023-04-27** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-04-27** placed on third reading
- **2023-04-27** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-04-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 71 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** returned to Senate
- **2023-05-02** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-05-02** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 142 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-05-02** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-05-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-05-09** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/04/2023 12:05 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/17/2023 03:07 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/17/2023 03:32 PM
- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED PA 0032'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38080189-1e27-4222-b2f8-1eb1eba15517`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).