---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance: health insurers; granting third party access to a dental network contract; allow. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406aa."
description: "Insurance: health insurers; granting third party access to a dental network contract; allow. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406aa."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 281"
citation: "Michigan SB 281 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance: health insurers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sam Singh"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-10-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9f27bd-cb59-4c4d-a6cb-ecef879edd70"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0281"
source_hash: "0a494a5a6e574235ff9140dfa1808487b28b245a8bd31124e1afe4af97792cc2"
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 281 (2023-2024) — Insurance: health insurers; granting third party access to a dental network contract; allow. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406aa.

## 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-0281.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0281.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0168.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0281.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0281.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-0N2917.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-0O3320.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-00B74.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-0B735.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-00C77.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0281-00D48.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 426 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 504 YEAS 30 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–7** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 339 Yeas 91 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **91–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sam Singh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-28** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-06-28** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-06-28** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-06-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 426 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-06-28** received on 06/28/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-28** referred to Committee on Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-14** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-14** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-20** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-09-20** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-04** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-04** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 339 Yeas 91 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-10-04** inserted full title
- **2023-10-04** returned to Senate
- **2023-10-05** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-05** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 504 YEAS 30 NAYS 7 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-10-05** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-10-05** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-10-05** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-10-11** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/10/2023 09:26 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-24** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/19/2023 10:27 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-24** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/19/2023 12:04 PM
- **2023-10-24** ASSIGNED PA 0168'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9f27bd-cb59-4c4d-a6cb-ecef879edd70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).