---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: child care; emergency safety intervention in a children's therapeutic group home; modify conditions for. Amends secs. 1, 2b & 2c of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 et seq.)."
description: "Children: child care; emergency safety intervention in a children's therapeutic group home; modify conditions for. Amends secs. 1, 2b & 2c of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 227"
citation: "Michigan SB 227 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: child care", "Children: protection", "Mental health: children", "Mental health: community mental health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Lauwers"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-03-22"
last_action: "2024-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60b69003-c821-4471-ab94-3930c21e7617"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0227"
source_hash: "d2fd08f39ccf71187aa97ba64a57ef6a42dc4b68fac5a220358bdb1f35a1fadc"
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 227 (2023-2024) — Children: child care; emergency safety intervention in a children's therapeutic group home; modify conditions for. Amends secs. 1, 2b & 2c of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 et seq.).

## 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-0227.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0227.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0050.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0227.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0227.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0227-0O3337.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0227-00B74.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0227-0B735.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0227-00C77.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0227-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 549 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 512 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–4** (pass) · lower
- defeated Roll Call # 2 Yeas 52 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **52–52** (fail) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 83 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 143 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 536 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Lauwers — primary (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-22** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAN LAUWERS `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-12** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-12** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-10-18** PASSED ROLL CALL # 536 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-18** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2023-10-18** POSTPONED FOR THE DAY
- **2023-10-19** SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
- **2023-10-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 549 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-24** received on 10/20/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-24** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-24** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 512 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-01-10** House requests return
- **2024-01-11** ENROLLMENT VACATED
- **2024-01-11** HOUSE REQUESTS RETURN
- **2024-01-17** returned as requested
- **2024-01-17** rule suspended
- **2024-01-17** vote on passage reconsidered
- **2024-01-17** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2024-01-17** defeated Roll Call # 2 Yeas 52 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
- **2024-05-09** rule suspended
- **2024-05-09** vote reconsidered
- **2024-05-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 83 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2024-05-09** title amended
- **2024-05-09** returned to Senate
- **2024-05-14** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-05-14** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 143 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2024-05-14** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-05-14** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2024-05-14** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-05-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/28/2024 11:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-11** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/06/2024 11:54 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-11** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/06/2024 01:54 PM
- **2024-06-11** ASSIGNED PA 0050'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60b69003-c821-4471-ab94-3930c21e7617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).