---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; examinations for certain emergency medical services personnel; modify, and require certain notices from education program sponsors. Amends secs. 20904, 20912, 20950, 20952 & 20954 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20904 et seq.)."
description: "Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; examinations for certain emergency medical services personnel; modify, and require certain notices from education program sponsors. Amends secs. 20904, 20912, 20950, 20952 & 20954 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20904 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 249"
citation: "Michigan SB 249 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2024-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84e999f8-c402-481d-a5eb-2f9aa35d85b1"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0249"
source_hash: "e093741390553bd683206b156cde3c52d0ff390f0f384bb0f5556d3d22bfbc98"
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 249 (2023-2024) — Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; examinations for certain emergency medical services personnel; modify, and require certain notices from education program sponsors. Amends secs. 20904, 20912, 20950, 20952 & 20954 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20904 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-0249.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0249.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0048.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0249.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 48 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **101–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 639 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Edward W. McBroom — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mark E. Huizenga — cosponsor (person)
- Michele Hoitenga — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2023-04-11** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-19** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-02** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) WITHDRAWN
- **2023-11-02** PASSED ROLL CALL # 639 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-02** received on 11/02/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-11-02** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-11-02** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-24** referred to second reading
- **2024-05-01** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** placed on third reading
- **2024-05-01** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-05-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 48 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2024-05-01** inserted full title
- **2024-05-01** returned to Senate
- **2024-05-02** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-05-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-05-14** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 05/09/2024 09:23 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-23** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/22/2024 11:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-23** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/22/2024 01:54 PM
- **2024-05-23** ASSIGNED PA 0048'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84e999f8-c402-481d-a5eb-2f9aa35d85b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).