---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children: foster care; change in foster care placement; modify. Amends sec. 13b, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.13b)."
description: "Children: foster care; change in foster care placement; modify. Amends sec. 13b, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.13b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 498"
citation: "Michigan SB 498 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children: foster care", "Tribal law: generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Irwin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-14"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7df47df5-178f-4637-82d3-2a3f86afdf53"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0498"
source_hash: "fefdd67abd04e352a20989bd3647fc042578c8caf0fffc3c55ce5d211c7fe463"
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 498 (2023-2024) — Children: foster care; change in foster care placement; modify. Amends sec. 13b, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.13b).

## 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-0498.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0498.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0073.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0498.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 148 Yeas 90 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **88–16** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeff Irwin — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-14** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEFF IRWIN `introduction`
- **2023-09-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2024-02-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2024-02-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** received on 02/28/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-02-28** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** referred to Committee on Families, Children and Seniors `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-21** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-21** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-04** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-04** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 148 Yeas 90 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2024-06-11** inserted full title
- **2024-06-11** returned to Senate
- **2024-06-18** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2024-06-18** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2024-06-18** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2024-06-27** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/26/2024 02:46 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-30** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/08/2024 09:38 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-30** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/08/2024 01:14 PM
- **2024-07-30** ASSIGNED PA 0073'24 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7df47df5-178f-4637-82d3-2a3f86afdf53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).