---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: life; adjustment of death benefit for cemetery or funeral goods and services; modify. Amends sec. 2080 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2080)."
description: "Insurance: life; adjustment of death benefit for cemetery or funeral goods and services; modify. Amends sec. 2080 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2080)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 268"
citation: "Michigan SB 268 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance: life"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-19"
last_action: "2023-10-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ca93168-67fc-48ca-a5cf-593e7176c6b9"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0268"
source_hash: "6867ecfd0c0757831c3d010e4370611db8c4031640a5b64dbc2d65b325a55408"
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 268 (2023-2024) — Insurance: life; adjustment of death benefit for cemetery or funeral goods and services; modify. Amends sec. 2080 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2080).

## 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-0268.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0268.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0167.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0268.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0268-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0268-0B735.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0268-00C77.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0268-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 308 Yeas 95 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **95–14** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 342 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)
- Dan Lauwers — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph N. Bellino Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark E. Huizenga — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-13** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-06-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-06-14** PASSED ROLL CALL # 342 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-14** received on 06/14/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-06-14** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** 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
- **2023-09-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-26** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-26** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 308 Yeas 95 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-09-26** inserted full title
- **2023-09-26** returned to Senate
- **2023-10-03** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-10-03** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-10-03** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-10-11** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/10/2023 09:18 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-24** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/19/2023 10:25 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-24** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/19/2023 12:02 PM
- **2023-10-24** ASSIGNED PA 0167'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ca93168-67fc-48ca-a5cf-593e7176c6b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).