---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire: other; fire resistance requirements for certain tents; update. Amends sec. 7b of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.7b)."
description: "Fire: other; fire resistance requirements for certain tents; update. Amends sec. 7b of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.7b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 262"
citation: "Michigan SB 262 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fire: other", "Trade: consumer goods and services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Irwin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-12"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a0b086d-a9f7-44b6-94b8-643ae16bd291"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0262"
source_hash: "ef366960ab999c0f847d5a85708c1641c8562467920983631ddb2d40aa0d4b9d"
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 262 (2023-2024) — Fire: other; fire resistance requirements for certain tents; update. Amends sec. 7b of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.7b).

## 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-0262.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0262.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0223.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0262.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0262-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0262-0B735.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0262-00C77.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0262-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 437 Yeas 90 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **90–20** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 317 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeff Irwin — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — 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.

- **2023-04-12** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN `introduction`
- **2023-04-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-05-23** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-05-23** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-05-23** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-05-23** PASSED ROLL CALL # 317 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-23** received on 05/23/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-05-23** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-12** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-12** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 437 Yeas 90 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** inserted full title
- **2023-11-01** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-02** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-02** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/21/2023 10:18 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/22/2023 11:42 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/22/2023 01:48 PM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0223'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a0b086d-a9f7-44b6-94b8-643ae16bd291`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).