---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays: other; \"Juneteenth\"; designate as a public holiday and observe on June 19. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101 & 435.102)."
description: "Holidays: other; \"Juneteenth\"; designate as a public holiday and observe on June 19. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101 & 435.102)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 50"
citation: "Michigan SB 50 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sylvia A. Santana"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f6462d1-c872-4e95-b699-d87c93ebb31c"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0050"
source_hash: "f3fdf7e583d4a65d97fb4c828a36c546a5363d32f9d51beecc8c64a5a637a48b"
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 50 (2023-2024) — Holidays: other; "Juneteenth"; designate as a public holiday and observe on June 19. Amends secs. 1 & 2 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101 & 435.102).

## 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-0050.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0050.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0054.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0050.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0050-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0050-0B735.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0050-00C76.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0050-00D47.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 305 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **105–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sylvia A. Santana — primary (person)
- Darrin Camilleri — cosponsor (person)
- Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet — cosponsor (person)
- Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-17** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-05-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-05-17** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-05-17** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-05-17** PASSED ROLL CALL # 305 YEAS 37 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-17** received on 05/17/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-05-17** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-17** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** notice given to discharge committee
- **2023-06-14** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2023-06-14** placed on second reading
- **2023-06-14** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-14** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-06-14** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 147 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-06-14** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 01:50 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2023 12:28 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/12/2023 10:00 AM
- **2023-07-18** ASSIGNED PA 0054'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f6462d1-c872-4e95-b699-d87c93ebb31c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).