---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: other; reference to \"marriage of minor child\" in safe families for children act; remove. Amends sec. 5 of 2018 PA 434 (MCL 722.1555)."
description: "Children: other; reference to \"marriage of minor child\" in safe families for children act; remove. Amends sec. 5 of 2018 PA 434 (MCL 722.1555)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Michigan SB 216 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erika Geiss"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70f8cda8-5a5e-403a-ada7-8177a480d81c"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0216"
source_hash: "162aa8b98c821abeee56c427ae0e2ca8f7ac2099efbdaf82e3127ab95214cefe"
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 216 (2023-2024) — Children: other; reference to "marriage of minor child" in safe families for children act; remove. Amends sec. 5 of 2018 PA 434 (MCL 722.1555).

## 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-0216.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0216.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0074.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0216.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 375 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 252 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **103–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erika Geiss — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mark E. Huizenga — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth A. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — 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.

- **2023-03-16** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ERIKA GEISS `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-06-22** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-22** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-22** PASSED ROLL CALL # 375 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-22** received on 06/22/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-06-22** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** notice given to discharge committee
- **2023-06-28** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2023-06-28** placed on second reading
- **2023-06-28** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-28** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-28** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-06-28** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-28** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 252 Yeas 103 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** inserted full title
- **2023-06-28** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-28** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-28** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-06-28** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 02:46 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2023 01:10 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/12/2023 10:40 AM
- **2023-07-18** ASSIGNED PA 0074'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70f8cda8-5a5e-403a-ada7-8177a480d81c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).