---
type: "Bill"
title: "State management: escheats; unclaimed property of military personnel; modify dormancy periods. Amends secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17 & 18 of 1995 PA 29 (MCL 567.225 et seq.) & adds sec. 17a."
description: "State management: escheats; unclaimed property of military personnel; modify dormancy periods. Amends secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17 & 18 of 1995 PA 29 (MCL 567.225 et seq.) & adds sec. 17a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 389"
citation: "Michigan SB 389 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military affairs: other", "Property: abandoned", "State management: escheats"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Veronica Klinefelt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-14"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a8d2a9b-b21b-47ea-b47d-fefb74978aba"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0389"
source_hash: "0641a958390b364da3f328209354c443e2137cd485f1f7d5977debed243cf80b"
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 389 (2023-2024) — State management: escheats; unclaimed property of military personnel; modify dormancy periods. Amends secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17 & 18 of 1995 PA 29 (MCL 567.225 et seq.) & adds sec. 17a.

## 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-0389.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0389.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0101.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0389.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 542 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- defeated Roll Call # 8 Yeas 52 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 — **52–48** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 190 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Veronica Klinefelt — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT `introduction`
- **2023-06-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-05** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-10-18** PASSED ROLL CALL # 542 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-18** received on 10/18/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-18** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-18** referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-06** referred to second reading
- **2024-02-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** placed on third reading
- **2024-02-13** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-02-13** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** defeated Roll Call # 8 Yeas 52 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 8
- **2024-06-20** rule suspended
- **2024-06-20** vote reconsidered
- **2024-06-20** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 190 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-06-20** inserted full title
- **2024-06-20** returned to Senate
- **2024-06-26** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-06-26** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-06-26** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-07-30** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/11/2024 01:46 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-30** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/23/2024 10:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-30** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/23/2024 12:10 PM
- **2024-07-30** ASSIGNED PA 0101'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a8d2a9b-b21b-47ea-b47d-fefb74978aba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).