---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health: screening; screening minors for lead poisoning; require at intervals determined by the department of health and human services by rule, and require documentation of screening in certificate of immunization. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5474d. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4200'23"
description: "Health: screening; screening minors for lead poisoning; require at intervals determined by the department of health and human services by rule, and require documentation of screening in certificate of immunization. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5474d. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4200'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "Michigan SB 31 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: health", "Health: children", "Health: screening", "Health: testing", "State agencies (existing): health and human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62a1ac20-ec03-4f5e-bd4e-bc0845527d78"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0031"
source_hash: "66ba0f72f409335a99d0072f12ef803d1727b4202597c1cc802a9654fbbb9500"
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 31 (2023-2024) — Health: screening; screening minors for lead poisoning; require at intervals determined by the department of health and human services by rule, and require documentation of screening in certificate of immunization. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5474d. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4200'23

## 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-0031.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0031.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0146.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0031.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0031.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-0N2915.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-0O3318.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-00B74.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-2) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-0B735.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-2) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-00C76.pdf)
11. **Substitute (S-2) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0031-00D47.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 346 YEAS 27 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 453 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 277 Yeas 67 Nays 42 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **67–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph N. Bellino Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY `introduction`
- **2023-01-19** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-13** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-06-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2023-06-14** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-06-14** PASSED ROLL CALL # 346 YEAS 27 NAYS 11 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 Health Policy `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-27** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-06** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-06** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-09-06** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-12** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-12** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 277 Yeas 67 Nays 42 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-09-12** title amended
- **2023-09-12** returned to Senate
- **2023-09-19** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-09-19** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 453 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-09-19** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-09-19** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2023-09-19** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-09-26** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 09/21/2023 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-04** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/03/2023 03:02 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-04** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/03/2023 03:44 PM
- **2023-10-04** ASSIGNED PA 0146'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62a1ac20-ec03-4f5e-bd4e-bc0845527d78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).