---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. Creates new act."
description: "Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 382"
citation: "Michigan SB 382 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil rights: equal protection", "Civil rights: other", "State agencies (existing): generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie Chang"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db2bac57-76c6-420e-a687-3f80ec6f99ef"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0382"
source_hash: "1564ac16c6717e3fd02b5167afe28e9cfe69d22708dc73b100a0a46c402681b7"
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 382 (2023-2024) — Civil rights: other; language access plan; require state agencies to create and implement for individuals with limited English proficiency. Creates new act.

## 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-0382.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0382.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0241.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0382.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0382.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 671 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1 — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 532 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 480 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stephanie Chang — primary (person)
- Darrin Camilleri — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-08** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG `introduction`
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-11** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-12** POSTPONED TEMPORARILY
- **2023-10-12** PASSED ROLL CALL # 532 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-12** received on 10/12/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-12** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-12** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-01** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-01** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-02** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-02** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-02** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-02** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-02** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 480 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-11-02** title amended
- **2023-11-02** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH SUBSTITUTE (H-1) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2023-11-02** HOUSE AMENDED TITLE
- **2023-11-02** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2023-11-08** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-08** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 671 YEAS 24 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 1
- **2023-11-08** TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
- **2023-11-08** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/27/2023 02:26 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/29/2023 05:10 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/30/2023 10:14 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0241'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db2bac57-76c6-420e-a687-3f80ec6f99ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).