---
type: "Bill"
title: "Torts: product liability; limitation on liability for drugs that have been approved by federal Food and Drug Administration; rescind. Amends sec. 2946 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2946)."
description: "Torts: product liability; limitation on liability for drugs that have been approved by federal Food and Drug Administration; rescind. Amends sec. 2946 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2946)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 410"
citation: "Michigan SB 410 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health: pharmaceuticals", "Torts: product liability"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Irwin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-27"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61c2d2ea-6b67-44d2-a690-d3a461092768"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0410"
source_hash: "1f4dae5f6c7f97b9eef9b5b5b7a7585ad3bfb824cb911f6c17e4b2dc53d2a734"
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 410 (2023-2024) — Torts: product liability; limitation on liability for drugs that have been approved by federal Food and Drug Administration; rescind. Amends sec. 2946 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2946).

## 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-0410.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0410.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0285.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0410.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 547 YEAS 30 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 519 Yeas 79 Nays 30 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **79–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeff Irwin — primary (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-27** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN `introduction`
- **2023-06-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-18** PASSED ROLL CALL # 547 YEAS 30 NAYS 8 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 Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-01** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-01** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 519 Yeas 79 Nays 30 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** inserted full title
- **2023-11-08** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/27/2023 02:30 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/07/2023 10:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/08/2023 10:32 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0285'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61c2d2ea-6b67-44d2-a690-d3a461092768`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).