---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in 1973 PA 116; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 5a & 10 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115a & 722.120). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23"
description: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in 1973 PA 116; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 5a & 10 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115a & 722.120). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 435"
citation: "Michigan SB 435 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dayna Polehanki"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-28"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70cfeb11-e119-44c3-b382-8fac9d60e76f"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0435"
source_hash: "da8409975a469cc0cae03c5672490468b4c5ed7c200b881a726e4799386701dc"
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 435 (2023-2024) — Children: services; reference to "children's ombudsman" in 1973 PA 116; amend to "child advocate". Amends secs. 5a & 10 of 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.115a & 722.120). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23

## 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-0435.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0435.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0304.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0435.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 528 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 529 Yeas 98 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **98–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dayna Polehanki — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — 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.

- **2023-06-28** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03** 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** PASSED ROLL CALL # 528 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 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 Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-24** 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 # 529 Yeas 98 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/06/2023 09:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/12/2023 10:56 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/13/2023 10:34 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0304'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70cfeb11-e119-44c3-b382-8fac9d60e76f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).