---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in the child protection law; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 7, 7b & 7k of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23"
description: "Children: services; reference to \"children's ombudsman\" in the child protection law; amend to \"child advocate\". Amends secs. 7, 7b & 7k of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0432'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 436"
citation: "Michigan SB 436 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Damoose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-28"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4f7d4d1-265d-48f3-afb8-0116bbb364db"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0436"
source_hash: "cd5017113fbe0cd91d4ae8bc193b09b384cf31d8d9f9c7c1b7489c71b7e26336"
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 436 (2023-2024) — Children: services; reference to "children's ombudsman" in the child protection law; amend to "child advocate". Amends secs. 7, 7b & 7k of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627 et seq.). 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-0436.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0436.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0305.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0436.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 529 YEAS 34 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 530 Yeas 99 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **99–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Damoose — primary (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-28** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN DAMOOSE `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 # 529 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 # 530 Yeas 99 Nays 10 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 12/06/2023 09:34 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/12/2023 10:58 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/13/2023 10:36 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0305'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4f7d4d1-265d-48f3-afb8-0116bbb364db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).